Are there certain careers that Christians should avoid? In the past, that list might have included jobs that would require you to engage in a practice that was illegal or immoral. A recent AFA Action blog post reminds us there are other common careers Christians might not choose because of homosexual activism.

Photography used to be a career Christians could pursue. Some might reconsider after a Christian photographer in New Mexico was fined for declining to photograph a lesbian commitment ceremony.

What about being a baker? A Christian baker in Oregon is facing both civil and criminal penalties, including jail time, for declining to bake a cake for a gay wedding ceremony. Her business has closed.

Would you like to be a florist? The attorney general in Washington is suing a Christian florist who declined to prepare an arrangement for a gay wedding ceremony.

You might be interested in serving people in the hospitality arena. But you might want to reconsider being an innkeeper. The Wildflower Inn in Vermont was fined $30,000 and forced to shut down its wedding reception business after declining to host a lesbian ceremony.

How about a career in counseling? One student was dismissed from the counseling program at Augusta State University for her religious reservations about the homosexual lifestyle.

Want to be a teacher? One student was kicked out of the doctoral program in education at Roosevelt University for expressing in class her belief that homosexuals aren’t born gay.

These stories and many other stories illustrate how gay activists have been working to intimidate and marginalize Christians. In many cases, these were deliberate attempts by activists to force Christians to compromise their beliefs or else pay a penalty for their beliefs.

We still enjoy a great deal of religious freedom, especially in other states where this intimidation hasn’t been successful. But these stories remind us how gay activists are working in education and business to advance their agenda.