Dominionist businesses have been a hot topic both in Dark Christianity and on the Wiki lately; in relation to the continuing thread is a court case in New York State where dominionist business practices clash against an existing Fairness ordinance:

A Queens business owner has been ordered to testify whether he believes gays and lesbians are repulsive and doomed to eternal damnation - although he says those views are constitutionally protected religious beliefs.

The court ruling came in a suit filed by John Fairchild, 58, who claims he was fired from his job a day after telling his boss that his daughter is a lesbian and he is gay.

Fairchild claims that Ted Doudak, president of Riva Jewelry Manufacturing in Long Island City, regularly quoted the Bible at work while saying gays and lesbians are repulsive. Doudak declined to comment; his lawyer, Todd Krakower, denies the allegations.

Fairchild's lawyer, William Kaiser, sought to quiz Doudak about his religious beliefs before trial, asking if Doudak "believes that 'homosexuality is a sin against God' ... believes that 'gays and lesbians are doomed to eternal damnation' ... [or] regards homosexuals as 'repulsive.'"

Krakower said that being forced to answer those questions would violate Doudak's First Amendment rights, and Fairchild would try to use Doudak's beliefs as proof he intended to illegally discriminate.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead last month ordered Doudak to answer, saying no one can use their right to religious freedom "as a cloak for acts of discrimination or as a justification of [discriminatory] practices."

Fairchild couldn't be reached for comment.

"A lot of discrimination against homosexuals has a religious motivation," Kaiser told the Daily News. "People who hold those views have to know they can't act on them with regard to employment."

Krakower said Doudak may appeal the ruling, which he fears could set a dangerous precedent.

"You're attacking perceived religious affiliation in an attempt to make a claim," Krakower said. "He's trying to prove a case through religious affiliation, and that's improper."

In the meantime, Riva has five job openings posted on its Web site, with the phrase "Riva is an Equal Opportunity Employer."

Of note, New York State is one of the few places where such discrimination IS illegal--it's one of 17 states (and several major metropolises) that have "Fairness Ordinances" that explicitly prohibit employees from being fired or discriminated against based on perceived sexual orientation. (Of note, practically all Fairness ordinances explicitly exempt churches and church-owned industries.)

This is also one of the clearest examples of the risks of working for, or supporting, dominionist businesses. Were it not for NY State's Fairness law, the employee in question would literally be SOL--and in many states where there are not Fairness ordinances in place, this is (sadly) the case. (This is also one major reason why dominionists are fighting expansion of "hate crimes" laws against LGBT people--they fear this is the first step towards a national "Fairness Law" that includes LGBT people as a class protected against discrimination, meaning that groups that do discriminate against LGBT people could no longer receive federal tax dollars, dominionist colleges could no longer participate in federal loan and grant programs, etc.)

The evidence is pretty damning that the person was fired solely for being LGBT and due to his boss's dominionist beliefs.

EDIT: New Wiki entry here; much more info on the case from a legal perspective is available courtesy Prof. Arthur S. Leonard of the New York Law School. (Get a load of the dominionist flames re the "Gay Agenda" in the comments.)