A university employee who was suspended from her job because of her support for the institution of marriage has been reinstated to her position.   Angela McCaskill was relieved of her job last October as the chief diversity officer for Gallaudet University, one of the nation’s leading colleges serving the deaf and hard of hearing. 

McCaskill was shown the door when it was learned that she had signed a petition in support of placing Question 6 on the Maryland statewide ballot.  Passage of Question 6 would have reversed action by  the Maryland Legislature redefining marriage to include homosexual unions. 

McCaskill, who is African-American, had been employed by the Gallaudet for 23 years.  University officials said that McCaskills’ views were inconsistent with those necessary for a chief diversity officer.   

Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council, and other Christian leaders had taken Gallaudet University to task.  “The University’s action underscores that far more is at stake in redefining marriage than what two people walk down the aisle,” Perkins had said.  “If marriage is redefined, we can expect more of these discriminatory actions against those who believe in marriage as the union of one man and one woman.” 

McCaskill’s case is similar to that of Crystal Dixon, another African-American human resources administrator.  Dixon was fired by the University of Toledo after she wrote a letter to a local newspaper objecting to an editorial comparing the “gay rights” movement to the civil rights movement. 

Dixon is appealing her dismissal to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.  Her attorney, Robert Muise, says the case is an example of the “one-way diversity” of many universities. 

“Anti-Christian bias and bigotry is a hallmark of the diversity crusade promoted in our public institutions.  This case is an egregious example of its pernicious impact on our fundamental rights.”