Home Depot employee allegedly fired over God button

West Palm Beach, Fla. A former cashier for The Home Depot who has been wearing a "One nation under God" button on his work apron for more than a year has been fired, according to the Associated Press.

Trevor Keezer claims he was fired because of the religious reference.

The company claims that expressing such personal beliefs is simply not allowed.

The American flag button Keezer wore in the Florida store since March 2008 says "One nation under God, indivisible."

Earlier this month, he began bringing a Bible to read during his lunch break at the store in the rural town of Okeechobee, about 140 miles north of Miami. That's when he said Home Depot management told him he would have to remove the button, the report said.

Keezer refused, and he was fired on Oct. 23, he said. However, a Home Depot spokesman said Keezer was fired because he violated the company's dress code.

Keezer was allegedly offered a company-approved pin that said, "United We Stand," but he declined.

Keezer’s lawyer said there are plans to sue the Atlanta-based company.