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A former Florida prison chaplain is suing the state after being fired for refusing to train a female chaplain.

The chaplain, Michael Horst, claims his religious beliefs prohibit women from ministering to men.

His lawsuit argues that his firing violates his First Amendment rights and constitutes religious discrimination.

is being sued in federal court by a former prison chaplain who said he was when he was fired for not wanting to train and oversee a female chaplain.

Liberty Counsel, a Christian nonprofit legal ministry, is representing Michael Horst in his suit against the Florida Department of Corrections and the Madison Correctional Institution, about 60 miles east of Tallahassee.

Horst was fired Dec. 12, 2024. Court filings include an incident report filed by t

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