Was This Christian Bus Driver Fired for Refusing to Drive in a Gay Pride Parade?

Jesse Rau, left, says he was fired from his job for refusing to drive a gay pride bus.
Share:

A bus driver is claiming he was fired for not driving a bus in a gay pride parade, but his employers are telling a different story.  

Transit operator Jesse Rau says he felt “strongly pressured” about driving the bus, and was afraid he would lose his job if he refused. But says he was willing to forego his employment rather than violate his Christian beliefs.  

“I have a family to support, and I am very concerned about losing the job, it’s something I’m very proud to be a part of,” Rau told The Globe and Mail. “But when it goes against the most important things I stand for, or if I’m asked to compromise in such a big way for what I believe to be right, then I have to lose my job.” 

Rau was then terminated from the Calgary Transit System.  

In the termination letter, Calgary Transit tells Rau he was not only entitled to his religious beliefs, but allowed to express them freely.  

However, Rau “went beyond that and made false and misleading comments during various media interviews, which resulted in undue controversy and put the reputation of the city at risk.” The letter continues to say Rau made serious allegations that those in power at Calgary Transit fabricated reports to “sabotage” him.  

Rau denies these claims, and says the media is just jumping on soundbites for the sake of a story.  

In the Facebook Group Stand with Jesse Rau, Jesse David (which links to a profile with Rau’s name) writes: 

“This all started with my employer warning me about a facebook post of mine that was anti-fascism and anti-rainbow sex ideology. Than they pushed this radical sexual movement on all the employees and the public by making the rainbow sex pride bus in service on all routes.” 

The post continues, “(Then) the director made a public statement on CTV about bus drivers having to drive the sex bus. There were certainly strong implications that drivers must drive the bus. (In fact) they originally publicly stated so in the first CTV news. BUT that was NOT what I’ve been trying to focus on at all though. My issue has always been that the employer shouldn’t be putting such pressure on the employees and the public to ‘get on board’ with this sexual ideology. As long as people come to such quick judgments based on media sound bites, this country will continue to collapse.” 

Meanwhile, the city maintains Rau violated their policy with his social media, according to CBC News

Was Rau just stirring controversy or is his ex-employer discriminating? Sound off!

+ posts
Share:

Related topics:

See an error in this article?

Send us a correction

To contact us or to submit an article

Click and play our featured shows

Troy Black Prophetic Word: Why Did God Allow 2020 to Happen?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP6ulygMQEk Why did God allow 2020 to happen? In a prophetic message, YouTuber Troy Black gave a word about the reason why the Lord decided to allow the chaos that occurred in 2020 to happen. Breaking News. Spirit-Filled Stories. Subscribe to Charisma...

Sid Roth Prepares to Light Up Times Square for Jesus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyucWLWSS5U Amid the violent crime, economic instability and spiritual drought taking place in America, what the country could use some more of is hope. This is why Sid Roth, host of “It’s Supernatural with Sid Roth” is going to do...

Fifth Grader Wins Battle to Begin School Prayer Club

An elementary school student is celebrating a sweet victory for faith. As Fox News first reported, Laura, a fifth grader from Washington state wanted to start an interfaith prayer club at her school. However, the request was denied by her...

Pro-Life Advocate Handed 57-Month Prison Sentence

The cries of American conservatives seem to be ringing true as the current Department of Justice stands accused of being a weaponized two-tiered system. Activists and rioters for left-leaning causes seem to get little to no jail time, meanwhile pro-life...

8 Million View ORU’s Viral Commencement Ceremony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaXhwZG7its A recent Instagram reel from Oral Roberts University featuring its 2024 Commencement ceremony has garnered over 8 million views in less than a week. The video, which showcases the graduating class united in singing “Goodness of God” by CeCe...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 97 98 99 100
Scroll to Top