Madlin Sims, the owner of Capital Kids Parties fired 18yr old Madeline for posting on Facebook that because of her religion that she would be voting No.

On her Facebook page, Madlin claimed that she had fired an employee for voting No as she was a homophobe and bigot and unfit to be around children.

Madlin has now gone to ground probably realising that what she has done appears to break several laws and defames Madeline.

I'm interested in OLO's thoughts

Madlin's right , kids in Europe have been brought up by celibate homos for many centuries and what harm did it do? The orthodox gays ought to marry and when Father asks "do you take this man to love and aid ?" the gays need to ask Father has he fathered before marriage.

sounds like Madlin would be a thousand times better role model for kids than the bigot who fired her. Refreshing to see everyone has not been dumbed down and perverted like the getup clowns. Maybe there is some hope for this nation.

SM:

Calling someone a homophobe or a bigot should be punished under the new laws unless those things can be proven.

What about the mental health of all those young people who are insulted and derided simply because of their refusal to agree with SSM? Will they be helped to deal with their 'rejection'?

It is an interesting one for a number of reasons.

The lady in question had been asked to take it down by the business owner's brother but had refused.

Her facebook page was linked to the business' facebook site. Further the owner claimed the contractor was 'out and proud' about her negative views on homosexuals.

She had been recently appointed, having done one party for the owner but was not permitted to do a second. Up until that point the owner appeared to be within her rights to terminate the agreement between the two.

However what was disturbing was the way the owner framed her reasons;

"Today I fired a staff member who made it public knowledge they feel 'it's okay to vote no'. Advertising your desire to vote no for SSM is, in my eyes, hate speech."

This to me was a step too far and directly impinges on free speech.

It does raise the question of employer's push to have their businesses connect with employee's social media.

Australia's Catholic Church is threatening to fire
teachers, nurses and other employees who marry
their same-sex partner if same-sex marriage is
legalised, in a dramatic move led by the country's
most senior Catholic. Archbishop of Melbourne,
Denis Hart pointedly warned the church's 180,000
employees were expected to uphold its teachings "totally"
and defiance would be treated "very seriously."

"I would be very emphatic that our schools, our parishes
exist to teach a Catholic view of marriage," he said.
"Any words or actions which work contrary to that would
be viewed very seriously."

We then have another church which cancelled a wedding
because the bride and groom supported gay marriage on
Facebook.

The Presbyterian Church, Ebenezer St. John's in Ballarat,
by Minister Steven North, refused to marry a young couple
and cancelled their wedding plans because the bride
expressed support for same-sex marriage on Facebook.

Our Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that churches
can marry whoever they like. Therefore they are within
their rights to refuse to marry anyone they feel is
unsuitable.

By all these accounts it would appear that the employer
who fired the teenager for saying that she'd vote No
on Facebook is also within her rights to do so.
I believe that there was more to why the teenager was
fired - but there you have it.

However, it would be interesting to see what the results
would be if the teenager who got fired took her case
to court for "unfair dismissal?"

The same question could be asked if that happened with
the hundreds of thousands of employees that the Catholic
Church plans on firing. It could prove very lucrative for
our courts and lawyers.

Interesting times ahead.