Officials at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington have been ordered to pay a teacher $50,000 in back pay and promote him to a full professorship, backdated to 2007, for discriminating against him over his Christian perspectives.
The ruling from Senior U.S. District Judge Malcolm Howard comes in the case of Christian professor Mike Adams, who had faced retaliation, according to the jury, for his conservative views expressed in opinion columns, books and speeches.
“This is a great day not only for Dr. Adams but for all who value academic freedom,” said Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot of the Alliance Defending Freedom, which, along with the American Center for Law and Justice, represented Adams.
“The court’s order reminds universities that they cannot retaliate against those who simply express opinions that some officials do not like,” Theriot said.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/04/targeted-christian-scores-major-legal-victory/#BHI10VjkbQGLFAQk.99
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