US EditionSBC Pastor in Louisiana Loses Side Job at Library for Pronoun Stance
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA, JUL 16 – Luke Ash was dismissed for violating the library's inclusivity policy by refusing to use a co-worker's preferred pronouns, highlighting tensions between religious beliefs and workplace rules.
- On July 10, 2025, Luke Ash was fired from East Baton Rouge Parish Library for refusing to use a coworker's preferred pronouns.
- On July 7, 2025, Luke Ash was discussing a colleague in training, coworker noted the trainee preferred 'he', Ash declined to use those pronouns.
- When pressed to comply, Ash refused, telling Tony Perkins, `I'm not going to lie`, after the manager offered to keep his job if he used preferred pronouns.
- State officials and federal civil rights authorities weighed in promptly, with Gov. Jeff Landry asserting 'preferred pronouns don’t exist—only biological ones!' and the incident drawing scrutiny from Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon.
- Legal experts say the case could hinge on how Louisiana interprets its statutes and it forms part of a broader national debate over workplace inclusivity and individual beliefs.
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Local pastors ask EBR Library board to rehire employee fired over pronoun use
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — More than 40 pastors and Christian leaders from across East Baton Rouge Parish are calling on the Library Board of Control to reinstate a public employee who was fired after refusing to use preferred pronouns, citing religious objections. In a letter from July 17, the signers said that firing Mr. Luke Ash from the East Baton Rouge Parish Library System violated his rights to religious freedom and free speech.…
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Last week, a Christian pastor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, found himself fired from his job at the local public library after he refused to use the preferred pronouns of a co-worker who identified as the opposite sex. The firing occurred despite a growing legal precedent supporting the free speech rights of those who say they cannot be forced to utter language that they believe is wrong. On July 7, Luke Ash, who serves as lead pastor of Stevendale…
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This is truly upsetting. A pastor who also works as a librarian was fired after refusing to use the pronouns that another library employee identifies with. Pastor Luke Ash, who is the lead pastor of Stevendale Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was canned from his local library for violating its code of conduct that requires employees to use “proper” pronouns. WBRZ had more details on Ash’s firing: A man claimed he was unfairly fired fro…
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