Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. Irenaeus. Fired For Defending Marriage Canada Canadian TV sports announcer Damian Goddard was fired from his position as a freelance announcer on Rogers Sportsnet. …More
Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. Irenaeus.
Fired For Defending Marriage
Canada
Canadian TV sports announcer Damian Goddard was fired from his position as a freelance announcer on Rogers Sportsnet. The reason: Goddard had send a message from his personal Twitter account backing another sports figure’s support for marriage. Now, Goddard is going to file a complaint with Canada’s human rights commission against his former employer on free speech and religious freedom grounds. His lawyer said: “Unless it is challenged, this 'termination after a tweet' threatens to set a dangerous precedent for all Canadians in this still-evolving world of social media”.
Cardinal Schönborn Defends Medjugjorje
Austria
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna has spoken out in favour of the alleged Marian apparitions at Medjugorje in Bosnia. The Vatican investigation into the validity of apparitions at that site is still ongoing. Schönborn said: "Whatever final verdict the Church will eventually come to, one …More
Fired For Defending Marriage
Canada
Canadian TV sports announcer Damian Goddard was fired from his position as a freelance announcer on Rogers Sportsnet. The reason: Goddard had send a message from his personal Twitter account backing another sports figure’s support for marriage. Now, Goddard is going to file a complaint with Canada’s human rights commission against his former employer on free speech and religious freedom grounds. His lawyer said: “Unless it is challenged, this 'termination after a tweet' threatens to set a dangerous precedent for all Canadians in this still-evolving world of social media”.
Cardinal Schönborn Defends Medjugjorje
Austria
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna has spoken out in favour of the alleged Marian apparitions at Medjugorje in Bosnia. The Vatican investigation into the validity of apparitions at that site is still ongoing. Schönborn said: "Whatever final verdict the Church will eventually come to, one …More
Ah!! Thanks cannoli, I thought it might have been a 'same-sex' issue. However, one needs to be specific/explicit in ones language when reporting these issues. As it stands now, the news item conveys the idea that Mr Goddard was sacked because he supproted a mate's marriage - to me that means to his girlfriend. Herein lay my confusion...i.e. why would he be sacked for that???? 
I've now learnt …More
Ah!! Thanks cannoli, I thought it might have been a 'same-sex' issue. However, one needs to be specific/explicit in ones language when reporting these issues. As it stands now, the news item conveys the idea that Mr Goddard was sacked because he supproted a mate's marriage - to me that means to his girlfriend. Herein lay my confusion...i.e. why would he be sacked for that???? I've now learnt this is NOT the case.... Thanks that man! 