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Kentucky Student Alleges Firing Over Religious Beliefs

3/26/2026

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Paige Rogers, a Kentucky college student, says Heine Brothers Coffee fired her for sharing religious beliefs about marriage and sexuality.
She filed a discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging religious discrimination.
Rogers says she answered a coworker's questions about her views respectfully, but was terminated for creating discomfort among team members.
Cliff Martin of First Liberty Institute criticized the firing.

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Paige Rogers, a Kentucky college student, says Heine Brothers Coffee fired her for sharing religious beliefs about marriage and sexuality.
She filed a discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging religious discrimination.
Rogers says she answered a coworker's questions about her views respectfully, but was terminated for creating discomfort among team members.
Cliff Martin of First Liberty Institute criticized the firing.