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Rick Coupland, St. Lawrence College Prof, Out Of A Job After Homophobic Facebook Post

"Please pray for me and my job," he wrote on Facebook after he posted that he believes gay people should be hanged.

A business professor at St. Lawrence College's Kingston, Ont. campus is out of a job at the school after he made homophobic comments on his Facebook account.

Rick Coupland recently posted a story to Facebook about the Pride flag being raised in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Coupland subsequently posted that he was called into a meeting at the school.

"Please pray for me and my job," he wrote.

The college confirmed he was no longer employed by the school in a series of tweets on Tuesday afternoon.

The school investigated after an ex-student noticed the post and made a formal complaint, Metro News reported Thursday.

Coupland's departure from the college drew some positive reaction on social media.

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