Quote# 74614
Former bus driver has sued the Capital Area Rural Transportation System, charging that the nine-county transit service discriminated against him based on his religion when he was fired for refusing to drive a woman to a Planned Parenthood clinic in January.
Edwin Graning, who was hired as a driver on April 1, 2009, was “concerned that he might be transporting a client to undergo an abortion” when he was assigned to transport two women to Planned Parenthood, according to his lawsuit, filed this week in U.S. District Court in Austin.
Graning is seeking re-instatement, back pay and undisclosed damages for pain, suffering and emotion distress. He is represented by lawyers from the American Center for Law & Justice, founded by evangelical Christian leader Pat Robertson.
Edwin Graning,
thestatesman.com 61 Comments [7/24/2010 6:41:32 PM]
Fundie Index: 70
Submitted By: Liberty Libertine
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#1185489
shykid
@Sisyphus: "No one thinks they'll find the girlfriend/boyfriend of their dreams on fstdt."
Sometimes it happens, though. ;)
For a few of us losers on the forums, anyway.
7/26/2010 3:06:43 PM
#1185553
Hive
Where people are going is none of your business, and your job is to drive a bus, correct? So drive.
7/26/2010 6:22:46 PM
#1186008
Darwin
You can hold whatever beliefs and opinions you like, but do your fucking job or quit, asshole.
7/27/2010 7:48:58 PM
#1186025
Nicholae Carpathia
No. Wrong.
7/27/2010 11:11:33 PM
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John_in_Oz
I wonder if the 'American Center for Law and Justice' would support my claim for damages if I refused to drive a bus to take people to a Church?
7/27/2010 11:29:52 PM
#1186200
Jezeus
I.. uh.. don't know what to say. Ask yer fuckin' god to take away yer pain... you fucktard
7/28/2010 10:11:10 AM
#1186269
John_in_Oz
The tort of 'emotional distress' applies when somebody's behaviour goes beyond the point of bad behaviour to where someone would say 'that's outrageous'.
If I were on the jury, I'd find the complaint proven- against the bus driver.
7/28/2010 1:14:24 PM
#1186486
Question one.
How is it your fucking buisness where people to do and what are they doing with their lives?
Question two
Do you seriously think that you are going to win this one?
7/29/2010 6:27:46 AM
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gypsin
what. the. fuck.
7/30/2010 12:54:54 AM
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blayzekohime
On a slightly off topic note: I wonder how many people do not realize that Planned Parenthood does a lot of things other than set people up for abortions?
8/2/2010 2:41:46 PM
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blayzekohime
Pro-tip: Involving Pat Robertson never helps.
8/2/2010 2:44:34 PM
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