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Young police officer forced out for defending traditional marriage: 'I know God is in control' - LifeSite

Thu May 25, 2023 - 8:00 pm EDTThu May 25, 2023 - 1:21 pm EDT
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LifeSiteNews) — In January, 19-year-old Christian police officer Jacob Kersey was put on leave by the Port Wentworth Police Department near Savannah, Georgia, after posting a defense of traditional marriage on social media while off-duty.
After a period of paid administrative leave, Kersey was given a choice: either agree not to publicly discuss his Christian view of marriage again, or get fired. Kersey chose to resign from being a police officer, a position that he had dreamed of since childhood.
Kersey and his lawyer, Courtney Jones of the pro-religious freedom First Liberty organization, join me on today’s episode of The John-Henry Westen Show to tell me his story and discuss further developments in his case.
According to Jones, the ultimatum given Kersey by the Port Wentworth Police Department was illegal. “Putting Jacob to that choice … between censoring his private religious speech and keeping his job is an …

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