Last Updated Feb 23rd, 2020 at 3:00 pm

A Pennsylvania Christian filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service for forcing him to quit his job as a mail carrier by requiring him to work on Sundays, which he said violated his religious rights.

Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian, observes Sunday as the Sabbath and avoids secular work on that day.

Groff reportedly worked for the postal service for seven years without a problem, but after the USPS partnered with Amazon, Sundays became mandatory work days for all mail carriers. When he refused to work on Sundays, citing religious beliefs, he was disciplined and eventually resigned.

Randall Wenger, Chief Counsel of the Independence Law Center, which is representing Groff, said:

"Just as the Supreme Court recognized in a case involving the right of a Muslim worker to wear a head scarf at a clothing store, a government employer like the Post Office should reasonably accommodate an employee's religious beliefs. The Post Office had plenty of other options for delivering Amazon packages on Sundays without making this employee violate his religious conscience."

According to the Longview News-Journal: