teknomom

I can see how some might invoke Paul’s teaching on lawsuits between believers in this. But the problems in this case are that the seminary’s actions:

were very unchristlike and violate the most basic principles of Christians caring for one another, especially since she is the primary wage earner and her husband is disabled
violate Paul’s teachings on how employers are to treat employees, especially if they are believers,
are illegal in this country (since the seminary did not have such a rule before she was hired)

That last one especially is the big point. Paul’s teachings on lawsuits among believers were never meant to say we must not consider the laws of the land, but that we can and should settle our own petty disputes. Paul himself used the law when possible, for example when he was about to be beaten without a trial which was against the law for a Roman citizen. Granted the Romans were not Christians, but granted also that Paul would never have expected believers to commit illegal acts, especially by groups of leaders!