An Oregon counselor has emerged victorious after the state’s Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists agreed to drop a fine of nearly $90,000 that had been levied against him.
The board had originally imposed the fine on counselor Frank Canepa after he declined to personally affirm a client’s homosexual relationship. The Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal organization, took up his case and fought on his behalf.
Following the legal group’s involvement, the board agreed to rescind the fine entirely. ADF spokesman Jonathan Scruggs weighed in on the outcome, stating, “The government can’t force people to say things that go against their core convictions.”
