This Louisiana Pastor Was Fired Over A Pronoun Policy

Bi-Vocational Pastor Luke Ash Was Fired From A Lousiana Library Over Its Pronoun Policy

BATON ROUGE, LA — A pastor is fighting back after being fired from his job at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library for refusing to use pronouns that conflict with his religious beliefs. Bi-vocational Pastor Luke Ash, was terminated unlawfully over the library’s “pronoun policy” and now legal action is imminent, unless the library course corrects by November 10.

Pastor Ash had worked as a library services technician, performing everyday tasks like checking out books, assisting patrons, and managing resources. But when the library implemented an “inclusivity policy” requiring staff to use colleagues’ preferred pronouns, Pastor Ash faced a moral dilemma. He holds sincere Christian beliefs that gender identity is inconsistent with God’s design for human sexuality and believes lying about pronouns could harm others, particularly those struggling with gender confusion.