{"id":2483126,"date":"2025-09-06T11:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T15:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-counselor-defeats-cancel-culture-campaign-over-his-biblical-stance-on-sexual-ethics\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T11:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T15:21:21","slug":"christian-counselor-defeats-cancel-culture-campaign-over-his-biblical-stance-on-sexual-ethics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-counselor-defeats-cancel-culture-campaign-over-his-biblical-stance-on-sexual-ethics\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Counselor Defeats Cancel Culture Campaign Over His Biblical Stance on Sexual Ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchristian-counselor-defeats-cancel-culture-campaign-over-his-biblical-stance-on-sexual-ethics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2483126&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Christian counselor in Kentucky faced multiple ethics complaints due to his public expression of religious beliefs about homosexuality and transgender issues on social media. The complaints, described as &#8220;frivolous,&#8221; accused him of unethical and discriminatory conduct.however, the Kentucky Board of Social Work dismissed the complaints, finding no violation of laws or professional standards. Despite this dismissal, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >counselor remains unlawfully fired<\/a> from his former employer due to his views and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-sues-trump-white-house-aide-over-laptop-revelations\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden files lawsuit against Trump aide over laptop disclosures.\">seeking legal remedies<\/a>. The legal advocacy group liberty Counsel defended the counselor, emphasizing that his private religious and political speech is protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Kentucky Constitution. Liberty Counsel criticized the attempts to silence his speech and called for his reinstatement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A counselor was the subject of repeated ethics complaints due to his Christian beliefs about homosexuality and transgenderism, but those complaints have now been dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>The legal advocacy group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lc.org\/newsroom\/details\/082725-kentucky-christian-counselor-defeats-frivolous-ethics-complaints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liberty Counsel<\/a> said on Wednesday that the unnamed Kentucky counselor &ldquo;made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lions-player-shares-message-about-power-of-prayer-after-injury\/\" title=\"Lions Player Shares Message About Power Of Prayer After Injury\">social media post expressing<\/a> his Christian religious beliefs regarding human sexuality and LGBT issues, which had followed a pro-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trans-shooters-journal-featured-newest-dem-catchphrase-left-squad-cheering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT<\/a> message from his former employer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The counselor had d in his post that &ldquo;there&rsquo;s constant pressure to compromise beliefs to make people happy in this field (and in all our lives in general).&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added that he loved his &ldquo;career and the people he serves with a passion,&rdquo; but made clear that he was not &ldquo;going to sell&rdquo; his soul for his occupation.<\/p>\n<p>The counselor said he will neither personally nor professionally &ldquo;affirm rebellion against our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rubios-state-department-rebukes-britains-persecution-praying-christians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creator<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>As a result, he was hit with the &ldquo;frivolous&rdquo; ethics complaints.<\/p>\n<p>But the Kentucky Board of Social Work found that the counselor had not &ldquo;violated any law or standard governing the practice of social work,&rdquo; according to Liberty Counsel.<\/p>\n<p>The group nevertheless revealed that the counselor remains unlawfully fired over his stance despite the dismissal.<\/p>\n<p>He is still &ldquo;pursuing appropriate remedies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Liberty Counsel said in a letter that the post was &ldquo;private religious and political speech&rdquo; clearly protected by both the United States Constitution and the Kentucky Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>The complaints had called the remarks &ldquo;unethical&rdquo; and &ldquo;discriminatory,&rdquo; while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-400-jobs-gone-due-to-nordstrom-closures-in-san-francisco\/\" title=\"Nordstrom closures in San Francisco result in loss of almost 400 jobs.\">human resources director<\/a> at his former employer said his post was &ldquo;conduct unbecoming.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Kentucky Board of Social Work dismissed a series of &ldquo;frivolous&rdquo; ethics complaints against a licensed Christian counselor after we sent a demand letter defending the counselor&rsquo;s First Amendment freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>The counselor was fired for private religious speech in a social media&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0GQvItQsIM\">pic.twitter.com\/0GQvItQsIM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Liberty Counsel (@libertycounsel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libertycounsel\/status\/1960723202335703322?\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The First Amendment prohibits government actions that abridge freedom of speech and the free exercise of religion &mdash; including under the guise of &lsquo;professional&rsquo; speech regulations,&rdquo; Liberty Counsel said in the letter.<\/p>\n<p>Mat Staver, the founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, said in a statement that &ldquo;First Amendment speech and religious protections do not disappear when someone becomes a licensed counselor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These frivolous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pastor-says-fired-job-refused-bend-knee-trans-mob\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complaints<\/a> are a clear attempt to unconstitutionally silence and censor opposing views,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was no jurisdiction or cause here to regulate this counselor&rsquo;s speech or discipline him based on private expressions of religious and political beliefs. 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