How Alaska Airlines Embraced Woke Ideology and Turned Its Back on Religious Inclusion

The woke corporate mob has struck again. In First Liberty’s most recent case, we witnessed Alaska Airlines bowing a knee to woke ideology when they decided to fire Lacey Smith and another client who wishes to remain anonymous for questioning the “Equality” Act based on their religious beliefs. Here’s a quick recap of what happened.

On its employees’ message board, Alaska Airlines announced its support for the “Equality” Act. The company encouraged employees to comment and ask questions about the company’s policy.

As a Christian, Lacey has concerns about the ramifications the “Equality” Act would have for people of faith in the workplace—as do millions of Americans. Lacey, in keeping with her religious beliefs, posted a simple question: “As a company, do you think it’s possible to regulate morality?” In the same forum, First Liberty’s second client asked, “Does Alaska support: endangering the Church, encouraging suppression of religious freedom, obliterating women rights and parental rights?…”

Woke Ideologues Cancel Alaska Airlines’ History of Religious Inclusion

Alaska Airlines surely isn’t the only company that’s caved to woke ideology. A quick scan of headlines today reveals countless American companies going “woke” and allegedly promoting values of diversity and accommodation, yet they almost always exclude religious people. But the woke transformation of Alaska Airlines is unique, considering its rich history of religious inclusion.

At one point, Alaska Airlines promoted a culture that affirmed religious liberty. With each meal it handed out to passengers, the airline included a card with a Psalm as a gesture of thanksgiving. This was an exceptional practice by the airline that lasted thirty years and differentiated them from the rest of the industry. However, it discontinued this tradition in 2012.

What’s more, at the end of World War II, Alaska Airlines considered it a humanitarian obligation to help relocate persecuted religious minorities. In 1949, the airline launched operation “On Eagles Wings,” which helped transport 49,000 Yemenite Jews to Israel.

But that was then, and this is now. The same airline that once helped Yemenite Jews escape from persecution is now firing people of faith who express their beliefs.