‘Compromise beliefs to make people happy’: Ethics complaints against Christian counselor who criticized LGBT ideology tossed

Even as a related fight looms before the Supreme Court – that of the statements of counselors regarding the injurious LGBT agenda being pursued by leftists across America, a state board in Kentucky has cleared a Christian counselor there of “frivolous” ethics complaints that he expressed his religious ideas in his private speech.

The fight, according to Liberty Counsel, which reported on the dispute and continues to pursue reinstatement for the fired counselor, erupted over wild complaints that the counselor actually had expressed his faith, in private statements.

But the complaints, which raised issues including that his beliefs were “discriminatory,” were tossed out by the Kentucky Board of Social Work.

Liberty Counsel had told the state board that the counselor’s social media posts are “private religious and political speech” protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments, the Kentucky Constitution, and the Kentucky Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

The counselor, whose name was not released, had been targeted by anti-faith complaints including one from his former employer, which fired him.

The fight to have him reinstated to his position continues.

They complained his comments on faith were “conduct becoming,” yet “all of the complaints failed to identify any applicable law or regulation the statement supposedly violated,” Liberty Counsel confirmed.

The Christian counselor had expressed his beliefs regarding human sexuality on social media.

He said in the licensed mental health profession, “there’s constant pressure to compromise beliefs to make people happy in this field (and in all our lives in general).”

Liberty Counsel explained he stated that while he loved his “career and the people he serves with a passion,” he was “not going to sell [his] soul for it,” and that while places he worked might style themselves as “a ‘safe and affirming space for LQBTQIA+ community,’” he “personally (and professionally)” never wants “to affirm rebellion against our Creator.”

Liberty Counsel explained to the board, “There is no listed ‘catchall’ offense under Kentucky law called ‘Conduct Unbecoming of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.’”

Further, the post was made in his private capacity, not in service to a client, and involved a matter of public concern.

“Thus, nothing under the law or any governing code of ethical conduct serves as the basis for any complaint, let alone professional discipline,” explained Liberty Counsel.

Additionally, both federal law and Kentucky law do recognize religion is a “protected class.”

“The First Amendment prohibits government actions that abridge freedom of speech and the free exercise of religion—including under the guise of ‘professional’ speech regulations,” the legal team warned.

The related issue is the speech protections for counselors in their work. Colorado has adopted an extremist censorship position, in state law, that tells counselors they can promote the LGBT lifestyle choices to clients whenever they want, but they are banned from speaking any words that might suggest to clients that lifestyle choice is not the best for them.

WorldNetDaily has reported that that viewpoint discrimination agenda now is pending before the Supreme Court.

The state’s agenda had come from the all-Democrat government in Colorado – governor’s office, state House, state Senate and state Supreme Court – which for years has had an agenda to eliminate the rights protected by the First Amendment.

It’s also being sued by by NetChoice, a social media corporation trade organization, “to stop the government’s attacks on websites that host free speech.”

The organization said in an announcement state law HB 24-1136 “mandates that websites display state-approved ‘warning’ messages to deter users from using online services and to promote the government’s controversial views on social media.”

“States can’t do by ‘warning label’ what they can’t do by outright ban. Trying to chill speech through stigma is still unconstitutional censorship, and we’re fighting to stop it in NetChoice v. Weiser,” the organization announced.

“At its core, this case is about one thing: compelled speech. Colorado is trying to force private websites to act as a mouthpiece for its preferred message,” said @Paul_Taske, co-director of the NetChoice Litigation Center.

“The state is free to share its view on any topic it wishes, but it cannot force private businesses to speak for it. When the government speaks for itself, there is no problem, but when it coerces others to speak, the government plainly violates the First Amendment.”

The state’s latest battle against constitutional rights involves its scheming to force websites and online publishers to state the state’s messages, whether they agree or not.

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s a billboard, a newspaper or a website—the government can’t force businesses to malign themselves because politicians don’t like them,” the organization said.

NEW LAWSUIT: NetChoice Sues to Stop Colorado’s Censorship Attack on Free Expression Online

DENVER—Today, NetChoice sued Colorado to stop the government’s attacks on websites that host free speech. HB 24-1136 mandates that websites display state-approved “warning” messages to… pic.twitter.com/IW4W2tJwBt

— NetChoice (@NetChoice) August 14, 2025

The state already has been at war against Christians multiple times in recent years, attempting to force them to spout the state’s leftist messaging, specifically regarding the LGTB agenda.

Under homosexual Gov. Jared Polis, the state went all the way to the Supreme Court to try to force baker Jack Phillips to promote same-sex ideology with his cake artistry. The state lost, and got scolded by the high court for its “hostility” to Christianity.

The state did the same thing with a wedding site web designer, and lost again.

‘Chill speech through stigma’: Colorado campaign to obliterate 1st Amendment gets called out in court