From the Chicago Tribune:
College football analyst Craig James, who was fired by Fox Sports Southwest after just one week on the job, said he was let go because of his religious beliefs.
Fox cited anti-gay comments James made as the reason for terminating him when the network announced the firing. He made just one appearance on the network in late August before getting fired.
James said the comments were expressions of his religious beliefs, and reasoned that Fox has a ban on religious people working at the network. He has hired an attorney.
"I was shocked that my personal religious beliefs were not only the reason for Fox Sports firing me, but I was completely floored when I read stories quoting Fox Sports representatives essentially saying that people of faith are banned from working at Fox Sports," James told Breitbart.com. "That is not right and surely someone made a terrible mistake."
Fox Sports said in a statement earlier this week that James "was not a good fit for Fox Sports" and "is a polarizing figure in the college sports community." http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-rt-fbc-news-20130628,0,5720998.story
It's not like James went on TV and spouted his beliefs and Fox Sports should have vetted him more closely if they objected to his view points.
I am sure he will settle out of court with Fox Sports and hopefully, James will make it again as a sportscaster.
There is a reason why I don't go out and tell my work or co-workers about my blog and it's for reasons like this. My views on this blog are my own and don't represent my employer's views. I would be shocked if anybody from my 2 jobs actually know I am a blogger.
It is laughable when Fox says that James was "polarizing" in the college sports community. How? He only announced 1 game and he probably didn't convert anyone to Christianity by his comments.
He was only polarizing to liberals and gays and most liberals and gays (like many people in the country) don't follow college football.
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