she should sue for discrimination and be given compensation for wrongful dismissal, like any other employee of any other corporation would. this institution should not be given special treatment; it should be forced to follow the law, like any other corporation should.

and, i think this is actually pretty obvious and an open/shut case, not something that is particularly controversial or difficult. "god told me to fire her" is not a legal argument - it's actually kind of comical when presented in a legal context.

there's no double standard, no ambiguity - it's just straight up discrimination in an employment context, and the existing remedies should be applied with zero modifications.

that said, note that the vote was 48%-52%, at a baptist church. the headline here ought to be about how much progress exists within such a close vote. perhaps a large percentage of that 48% will see through the absurdity of "god told me to do it" and apostatize from baptist corp. if she succeeds, however accidentally, in shattering the faith of this congregation, or otherwise holding up a mirror and helping people out of the cult, that is a massive accomplishment.

i also hope that the issue puts her own career decisions in perspective, and helps her realize the fallacy of faith.

so, she should get a check, yes. i don't know what the going rate for this tort is. a year's salary, perhaps? well, they save a lot of money in not paying taxes, you know.

but, there's a lot of positives to pull out of this, actually - if people make the right choice, and move on from this so-called moral institution that decided to try and justify discrimination with the incredibly weak excuse of "god made me do it".

i mean, if it was a criminal trial rather than a civil trial, the church would need to plead insanity to pull something ridiculous like that off.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/transgender-pastor-fired-1.5657371