Aaron Edwards

Aaron Edwards was sacked from his role as a theology lecturer at a Bible college and threatened with a counter-terrorism referral for a tweet on human sexuality.

Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, Dr Aaron Edwards, a former theology lecturer at Cliff College, launched legal action against the Methodist Bible college on the grounds of harassment, discrimination and unfair dismissal.

Lawyers representing Dr Edwards argued that the college unlawfully interfered with his rights under Article 9 and/or Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).

Dr Edwards is seeking damages for unfair dismissal, and compensation under the Equality Act 2010. A full employment tribunal hearing was held in 2024, with the ruling concluding that it was ‘reasonable’ for a Bible college to sack him for misconduct for one tweet defending Christian sexual ethics. With continued support from the Christian Legal Centre, Dr Edwards will appeal the ruling.

Key links:

• Lecturer to appeal after sacking for one tweet ruled ‘reasonable’
• Read an explanation of why Dr Edwards launched legal action
• Watch the Round the Table episode from the week that news broke of Dr Edwards’ dismissal