Facebook Post Gets Trinity Broadcast Network TV Worker Fired

A Trinity Broadcasting Network employee was fired for a  Facebook post that was critical of the Christian ministry’s leadership .

Recent workplace dust-ups have involved a variety of issues from employers asking workers to disclose their Facebook username and password so they can see what the employee or job applicant has posted to ordering removal of private posts that were perceived as derogatory.

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All fell into the murky area of free speech and private activity versus employer rights.

The TBN case is different. Jonathan Rovetto, the now former assistant station engineer at TBN’s Milwaukee outlet, knew he likely would be fired but posted a rant on Facebook anyway.

His ire targeted TBN founders Jan and Paul Crouch, who are locked in a legal battle against their granddaughter, Brittany Crouch Koper, who accused them and the network of misusing the ministry’s funds.

Rovetto, 53, and a Brittany supporter, had been following developments in the case online and was becoming more upset with each revelation about how TBN was run.

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He initially just began linking on Facebook to online Orange County Register stories about the litigation.  But two weeks ago, he said he decided he had to speak out.