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Aug 21 2015 09:07am
Courtney Canfield was fired from her job at the Gop run Secretary of State Office for not attending church services regularly and not attending prayer meetings held in the Secretary of State's office. She was invited several times by a co-worker to attend services but declined not because she's un-religious she just didn't attend regularly. Asst. Sec. of State Rucker visited Canfield's Grandmother who holds a position in the Kansas Republican party, and first asked her to fire her grand daughter when she refused he emphatically stated that he would fire her for not attending church.

This is a Clear Breach of the separation of church of state and needs to be dealt with in the most strict of manner. We can't have government officials using religious reasons for any state or federal decisions.



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By Bryan Lowry The Wichita Eagle

A lawsuit filed against the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office in federal court alleges that Assistant Secretary of State Eric Rucker fired a woman because she would not attend a Christian religious service.

Courtney Canfield, who previously worked as a business-filing specialist at the Secretary of State’s Office, alleges that she was fired from her job in 2013 because she did not attend a prayer service.

The complaint, filed in federal court earlier this month, says that Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s assistant invited Canfield to attend a service that would held at the Secretary of State’s Office by Dave DePue, a minister who serves as unofficial pastor of the Kansas Capitol.

“These invitations were distributed during normal business hours and included a ‘prayer guide’ to be utilized at that week’s service. Despite the repeated invitations, Plaintiff never attended such a service,” the lawsuit states. “While Plaintiff was a Methodist, she did not regularly attend church services or otherwise practice any particular religious beliefs in any way.”

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article31539350.html#storylink=cpy


Canfield has filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of State. As well she should. Of course he now denies saying that the reason for her firing is religious and is performance based instead.

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The lawsuit states Canfield was promoted in June 2013 and had no disciplinary actions until November, when a co-worker complained she used an office phone to make a person call. Soon after, the lawsuit states Rucker visited Canfield's grandmother, who works for the Kansas Republican Party, at her home, and said she needed to fire Canfield.

According to the lawsuit, the grandmother says Rucker repeatedly stated the reason for the termination was that Canfield "just doesn't go to church."

Rucker fired Canfield three days later.

By: Melissa Brunner http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Lawsuit-claims-woman-fired-from-KS-Sec-of-States-office--322355271.html


This is clearly a breach of her constitutional rights I think these guys need to be railed out of the state.

Any other thoughts?
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Aug 21 2015 09:09am
...sounds like a bunch of unfounded gossip by someone looking for a payday .
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Aug 21 2015 09:23am
Quote (Valhalls_Sun @ Aug 21 2015 11:07am)
Courtney Canfield was fired from her job at the Gop run Secretary of State Office for not attending church services regularly and not attending prayer meetings held in the Secretary of State's office. She was invited several times by a co-worker to attend services but declined not because she's un-religious she just didn't attend regularly. Asst. Sec. of State Rucker visited Canfield's Grandmother who holds a position in the Kansas Republican party, and first asked her to fire her grand daughter when she refused he emphatically stated that he would fire her for not attending church.

This is a Clear Breach of the separation of church of state and needs to be dealt with in the most strict of manner. We can't have government officials using religious reasons for any state or federal decisions.





Canfield has filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of State. As well she should. Of course he now denies saying that the reason for her firing is religious and is performance based instead.



This is clearly a breach of her constitutional rights I think these guys need to be railed out of the state.

Any other thoughts?




So pretty much the only evidence so far is 'my grandmother said he said it'?

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Aug 21 2015 09:51am
Quote (Tylr @ 21 Aug 2015 15:23)
So pretty much the only evidence so far is 'my grandmother said he said it'?

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This lawsuit will go far...

Although if true it is absolutely disgusting.
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Aug 21 2015 09:53am
If true he should be imprisoned for the remainder of his life to set an example...this is a disgusting breach of power that makes me feel angry

It's also very tough to believe someone would be so stupid as to do something like this so I doubt it actually happened....but let the facts be found and then deal with it.
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Aug 21 2015 09:56am
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If true he should be imprisoned for the remainder of his life to set an example...this is a disgusting breach of power that makes me feel angry

It's also very tough to believe someone would be so stupid as to do something like this so I doubt it actually happened....but let the facts be found and then deal with it.


...someone's overreacting :blink:
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Aug 21 2015 09:58am
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...someone's overreacting :blink:


I'm not the one that supports the death penalty friend.


But for the record, I don't think he should actually be jailed the rest of his life.... I was looking for a reaction from someone on the religious side of PARD and you gave it to me.

Reasonably he should receive a suspended sentence, community service and banned from holding public office ever again if found to be guilty


But yes nonsense like this does make me angry
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Aug 21 2015 10:01am
Society needs to create consequences for the ungodly, especially when they are government employees.
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Aug 21 2015 10:02am
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I'm not the one that supports the death penalty friend.


But for the record, I don't think he should actually be jailed the rest of his life.... I was looking for a reaction from someone on the religious side of PARD and you gave it to me.

Reasonably he should receive a suspended sentence, community service and banned from holding public office ever again if found to be guilty


But yes nonsense like this does make me angry


...uh , this is a civil lawsuit .
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Aug 21 2015 10:12am
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...uh , this is a civil lawsuit .


I said should, not will

in a reasonable world these would be the consequences

This post was edited by bitg_pj on Aug 21 2015 10:12am
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