Fake-woman employee sues Liberty University after firing

by | Apr 4, 2025 | Ann Coulter

It’s the fast-track for a court hearing on charges by Liberty University that a worker, hired and then fired, deceived the school and violated a standard to which he had agreed, all in order to undermine the school’s religious rights.

The fight is over a lawsuit brought by Jonathan Zinski against Liberty. He was hired, but then fired shortly after his probation period had ended.

He had agreed at hiring to following the school’s religious standards, but then after the probationary period claimed he was a woman and would be portraying himself as a “she.” He also confirmed that he had been taking drugs to “transition” even before he was hired by the school.

But the school’s standards, based on the Bible, recognize male and female, and do not supuport those who claim to change from one to the other, a scientific impossibility.

Liberty Counsel is representing the school and chief Mat Staver said, “The appeal certification allows Liberty University to appeal this critically important question of religious freedom which can result in controlling the outcome of the case. Zinski intentionally and deceptively set up Liberty University in an attempt to undermine its religious beliefs and mission. Title VII exempts Liberty University from having to employ individuals who violate its religious beliefs and doctrinal positions.”

Liberty Counsel confirmed the U.S. District Court of Western Virginia now has certified the appeal for expedited consideration regarding the Title VII lawsuit, Zinski v. Liberty University.

In certifying the appeal, Liberty Counsel said, Senior Judge Norman K. Moon noted Zinski’s “sole claim” invokes Title VII sex discrimination “raising the question of whether Liberty University is exempt from sex discrimination in order to uphold its religious doctrines.”

Moon previously said after the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, neither the Fourth Circuit nor the Supreme Court have clarified the interplay between Title VII’s statutory exemptions for religious institutions and individuals claiming to be “transgender.”

Moon noted that if the higher court finds that Title VII exempts Liberty University from sex discrimination, then it would be “wholly immune” from this lawsuit. He stated such a ruling could lead to the possible ending of the case saving Liberty University significant pre-trial effort and expense.

Liberty Counsel said it will push both the Fourth Circuit and, if necessary, the Supreme Court to recognize what the First Amendment and Title VII both require— “that Liberty University is permitted to maintain its religious beliefs and practices and to require its employees to comport their lives with Liberty University’s Doctrinal Statement and religious beliefs.”

Zinski had been terminated “after he flagrantly and intentionally violated Liberty University’s doctrinal statement and policies regarding the biblical understanding of gender. When Zinski was hired, he acknowledged and affirmed the doctrinal statement, but then as soon as his 90-day probation period expired he revealed he had begun taking female hormones four months before he was hired, and that he planned to ‘identify’ as female.”

Liberty Counsel charged, “Zinski set up this case when he applied to be hired.”

WND previously reported when the lower court judge, Moon, refused to dismiss the case, claiming the school cannot “erect a shield against antidiscrimination laws by asserting that mere acceptance of a member from a particular group would impair its image.”

He also claimed having the Christian school employ Zinski does not significantly burden its ability to maintain its views and does not affect its freedom of expressive association.

Liberty University’s doctrinal statement clearly states that human beings were directly created in the very image of God as either biologically male or female from the womb, and it is a sinful act prohibited by God to deny one’s birth sex by self-identification with a different gender.

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