Tom Emmer took to the airwaves last weekend to complain that he was bullied by Hamline University when the school decided it did not want to hire the fiery former Republican politician as a business law instructor. And his complaining has landed the support of the National Organization for Marriage, Minnesota for Marriage, and Minnesota Majority, three groups opposed to equality for LGBT Minnesotans.

Emmer took to the airwaves to talk about how he was a victim:

You talk about a hostile environment for gays and lesbians what about for people with my point of view?
I have people throwing things at me… These people don’t have people throwing things at me I have people threatening me physically… I also don’t see them having people stopping them from working. these guys went out of their way to have their employer break a contract with me because of a political opinion…

Emmer’s co-host added:

Whatever your opinion of marriage, not everyone agrees that it should be up to anyone to decide whether they should marry their dog or three women or two men or whatever it is. There are people that believe it should be between a man and a woman.

Emmer did not mention that in a majority of the United States, LGBT people can be fired for simply being LGBT and that one of the most prevalent forms of hate crimes in this country are against LGBT folks — and that includes LGBT people getting things thrown at them.

His complaining about not being treated fairly has been co-opted by religious right groups to mean that Emmer has been discriminated against because of his faith — despite the fact that Emmer’s faith was never mentioned in the decision not to hire him.

The National Organization for Marriage alleged that gay marriage advocates were behind the decision not to hire Emmer neglecting to mention that a big part of the flap was over Hamline’s failure to follow its own hiring policies.

The American people deserve a candidate able and willing to stand up for our faith and our values, especially on the hottest hot-button issue of our time: gay marriage.

What awaits us and our liberty if we do not find a champion?

Tom Emmer, who ran for governor of Minnesota, knows. The faculty of Hamline University just vetoed his appointment as a professor at the business school, according to press accounts, because he supported the right of the people to vote for Minnesota’s marriage amendment.

“Political bigotry,” Emmer calls it.

More evidence that gay-marriage advocates believe in threatening the livelihoods of those who disagree with them.

We will be following that story and other stories closely on NOM’s Marriage Anti-Defamation Alliance website.

More proof that champions of liberty in this day and age need to be champions of marriage.

Minnesota Majority, a group that morphed out of Minnesota Citizens in Defense of Marriage several years ago, had this to say:

According to former gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, he had a job offer from Hamline University. But after several members of the faculty expressed concerns about Emmer’s views on marriage being the union of one man and one woman, the university promptly reversed their offer of employment.

A university campus, of all places, should be open to people with a variety of views on different subjects. But apparently not at Hamline University. Emmer’s predicament illustrates the type of discrimination we could all be subject to if same-sex marriage becomes legal in Minnesota.

Contact Hamline University president Linda Hanson. Tell her what you think about Hamline’s decision and the apparent political bigotry that exists amongst some of her faculty.

Minnesota for Marriage, a coalition of NOM, the Minnesota Family Council and the Minnesota Catholic Conference wrote:

Recently we exposed the profound consequences for religious organizations, small business and individuals in states that have redefined marriage.

Look no further.

Last week, the “consequences” came home to Minnesota when Hamline University withdrew a teaching position from former gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer because of his support for the Marriage Protection Amendment.

According to the Pioneer Press, Emmer said Hamline “agreed to hire him for the job and to fill an ‘executive in residence’ position earlier this fall. But, he said, the school backed away after a small group of staff, including business school professor David Schultz, objected to his political views, including his opposition to same-sex marriage.”

Yes, you read that correctly. If you believe marriage is between one man and one woman, you can’t teach business classes at Hamline University.

This is just the beginning of what will happen in Minnesota should marriage be redefined.