In the ongoing battle to allow conservative opinions and Christian voices to be heard, unfair bias and censorship on social media could be one of the most important legal issues in 2020.
On January 13, Advocates for Faith & Freedom’s attorney, Robert Tyler argued a religious freedom and discrimination case in New York federal court on behalf of our clients Jim Domen and Church United.
You might remember last year when Advocates took on the case against Vimeo, a video sharing platform, to fight against the increasing problem of social media sites discriminating against Christian views. In Church United’s case, several of their videos were removed by Vimeo because they contained the testimonies of “former” homosexuals who have left their former suicidal, drug and alcohol addictive, sexually abusive and harmful lifestyles for health, celibacy, traditional marriage, families and a life with Jesus Christ! Vimeo considers sharing their stories of love and redemption, hateful.
Disappointingly, after extensive oral arguments, the judge granted Vimeo’s Motion to Dismiss, shutting down our case.
The court ruled that the Communications Decency Act, enacted by Congress in 1996, effectively
allows a social media platform to discriminate for unconscionable reasons. Based on the court’s ruling, a Christian would not be able to sue a social media platform even if there was clear evidence that the reason for canceling that individual’s account profile was because of their faith.
Advocates attorneys do not intend to sit still while our fellow Christians are silenced and God’s message of hope, freedom and love is suppressed. We are grateful for your prayers of support as we consider our next steps.
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