Legal Question in Employment Law in Georgia

I was terminated for doing church related work during my lunch break. The company said this was a violation to their policy because it what religion based and the company is federally funded. The Policy and Procdures does state careless, negligent, and improper use of Agency's property is a reason for termination. But I was never explained the Policy and Procedures so I was not aware of all that this entails. Also the Agency said that the basis for termination was because the material was church related and that was in violation of seperation of religion from state, but then they have church flyers on the bulletin board at the Central office, they sing gospel songs at parent and staff meetings, a pastor came to bless the food at the banquet, meetings are held at churches, and scriptures can be found in the halls of the central office. I was written up once for doing work on the agency's time but never warned to about usage of the computers. I have went to Policy Council to appeal, which only two members of the board appeared and they said if it had been anything other than religion based work then I would be able to return back to work. My unemployment however was denied because of computer usage for personal work. My Supervisor advised me to use the computer on my lunch break and I know this termination was sought to prevent me from filing a grievance/harassment charge against another employee. I filed the grievance against her and nothing has happened to her since it was filed. what should I do?

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