A Florida teacher is suing her school after she was fired for becoming pregnant out of wedlock. The 39-year-old woman said that she admitted to administrators at Southland Christian School in St. Cloud that her child was conceived a few weeks before she was married. School officials say that this is an immoral act and grounds for termination.
The school’s principal, Jon Ennis, said that he stands behind the decision; but, the teacher has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging discrimination and invasion of privacy. In her lawsuit, the fourth-grade teacher is asking for back wages and unspecified damages for embarrassment, humiliation and anxiety.
Do you know that the Bible speaks directly to the issue of Christians suing each other? In 1 Corinthians 6, the apostle Paul writes, “When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers! Even to have such lawsuits with one another is a defeat for you. Why not just accept the injustice and leave it at that? Why not let yourselves be cheated? Why not rather be wronged?”
This may sound outdated in these modern times, but it really isn’t. We must not be self-centered in disputes with anyone, but especially other Christians. Our lives should be different if we’ve accepted Jesus Christ and made him the King of our hearts. How will unsaved people be drawn to Christ if we Christians can’t get along with each other, and aren’t any different than anyone else? Our witness for Christ can reap eternal results. So why bother with the comparatively little things of this life? More on this tomorrow.
This is Carl Ramsey and that’s Another View of the News.
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