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Social worker denied ‘dream job’ after Christian beliefs discovered

This week, a Leeds employment tribunal will hear the case of a Christian social worker who was given a choice by a Stonewall backed NHS provider to ‘embrace and promote LGBTQ+ rights’ or have a job offer withdrawn. In May 2022, Mr Felix Ngole, 46, had been offered his ‘dream job’ as a Mental Health ...

2 April 2024 Articles

Tribunal to hear case of Christian social worker told to ‘embrace and promote LGBTQ+ rights’ or be unemployable

This week (April 2) a Leeds employment tribunal will hear the case of a Christian social worker who was given a choice by a Stonewall backed NHS provider to ‘embrace and promote LGBTQ+ rights’ or have a job offer withdrawn.

31 March 2024 Press Office

Banning Islamophobia: Blasphemy Law By The Backdoor

Our Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe reflects on his briefing that was published by the Free Speech Union, entitled: Banning Islamophobia: Blasphemy Law by the Backdoor. The briefing contains a foreword by Professor Richard Dawkins who shares Tim’s concerns about the threat to free speech from defining ‘Islamophobia’. It is not often that Christian ...

8 March 2024 Articles

School worker fired for RSE posts wins another step

A school assistant who was sacked and had her Christian beliefs compared to Neo-Nazism for opposing transgender ideology and sharing a petition against compulsory sex education on social media, has won permission to take her case to the Court of Appeal. Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, Kristie Higgs, 47, has been locked in a ...

29 January 2024 Articles

Kristie Higgs: Christian school assistant wins permission to take discrimination case to the Court of Appeal

28 January 2024 Press Office

Chaplain cleared by DBS as ‘smash heteronormativity’ charity closes

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has said “it would not be appropriate’ to take action against an ordained Church of England (CofE) chaplain who was sacked and reported to a terrorist watchdog for a moderate sermon on identity politics. Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, Rev. Dr Bernard Randall has been cleared by Prevent, the Teaching Regulation Authority (TRA) and ...

23 January 2024 Articles

Gender guidance for schools is a big step forward, but not enough

Roger Kiska (Christian Legal Centre) analyses the government’s new draft guidance on how schools should treat gender questioning children Since May 2017, when the Christian Legal Centre was first contacted by Nigel and Sally Rowe, until today, we have been at the forefront of the battle to protect young children and parental rights against the ...

21 December 2023 Articles

Teacher found guilty of unacceptable conduct for Biblical beliefs

The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) has ruled that a teacher was guilty of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ for expressing and debating the Church of England’s (CofE) own teaching and Biblical position on human sexuality in a CofE school. The publication of the ruling follows the government this week announcing its trans guidance for schools which says there should be a ...

21 December 2023 Articles

Teacher found guilty of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ for sharing Christian beliefs in Church of England school

21 December 2023 Press Office

Bullied psychotherapist settles with UKCP over free speech on sex and gender

Public Policy Researcher Dr Carys Moseley writes on the settlement that James Esses has reached with the UK Council for Psychotherapy after he was bullied for challenging transgender ideology Two years ago James Esses was thrown out of his university training course in psychotherapy and of the UK Council for Psychotherapy after challenging transgender ideology. ...

14 December 2023 Articles

‘Islamophobia’ definition proposed by MPs would restrict free speech

Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe comments on the latest debate on the definition of Islamophobia Last week, MPs debated Tackling Islamophobia in the House of Commons. The debate was initiated by two backbenchers – Naz Shah MP and Paul Bristow MP. Paul Bristow is co-chair of the APPG on British Muslims, and Naz Shah ...

11 December 2023 Articles

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.

24 November 2023 Cases

Resist Scotland embedding LGBTQI as a whole school approach

As in Northern Ireland, there is a consultation on how the Scottish government will further develop what it calls its Relationships, Sex, Health and Parenting (RSHP) curriculum for schools. Please respond by 22 November. The plans strongly encourages schools and other local authority organisations that work with young people to develop an approach to embed ...

15 November 2023 Articles

Teacher faces losing career for Christian stance on LGBTQ

A Christian teacher faces losing her career for refusing to promote and teach extreme LGBTQI ideology at a Church of England (CofE) secondary school and for expressing her biblical beliefs on human sexuality in response to student questions. Glawdys Leger, 43, had been a specialist Modern Foreign Languages teacher for 12 years before she was ...

9 October 2023 Articles

Christian teacher faces losing career for refusing to teach extreme LGBTQI lessons in Church of England school

9 October 2023 Press Office

Meet the Christians who have fought transgender ideology

Communications Manager Paul Huxley on the Christians who’ve been on the frontlines of opposing transgender ideology As society begins to realise the harm that has been caused by radical transgender ideology, more commentators and pundits are raising their voices to side with ‘gender critical’ feminists. For example, Andrew Neil recently said he’s proud to be ...

7 August 2023 Articles

What is the Labour party really saying on sex and gender?

Public Policy Researcher Carys Moseley looks at new comments from Labour on its transgender policy On Monday, Anneliese Dodds, the chair of the Labour party, put in writing in an article in the Guardian what Labour’s position will be on sex and transgender policies from now on. Sections of the press are cheering this on ...

28 July 2023 Articles

Government advice claims school guidance can’t ban social transition

The Times has reported that the Attorney General has advised the government that banning social transition in schools would be unlawful. Victoria Prentis advised that the government would need to pass new legislation to institute a full ban. Social transition means children can “choose another pronoun or name and wear the uniform of the opposite ...

19 July 2023 Articles

Christian Concern responds to government delay in publishing transgender guidelines for schools

The Times reports today that the Attorney General has advised the government that banning social transition in schools would be unlawful and that the government would need to pass new legislation to do this. Social transition means that children can “choose another pronoun or name and wear the uniform of the opposite sex.”

19 July 2023 Press Office

Christian social worker has job offer withdrawn for views on marriage

A healthcare provider withdrew a job offer to a social worker after it discovered that he held Christian beliefs on marriage and human sexuality. Felix Ngole was told by Touchstone Support Leeds that unless he could demonstrate how he would ‘embrace and promote homosexual rights’ at the organisation, the job offer would be withdrawn. The ...

10 July 2023 Articles

Stop banks discriminating ‘for no reason’

There have been a number of high profile cases in the media of customers having bank accounts closed with no explanation given by the bank. Under the Equality Act, it is against the law to discriminate against customers on the basis of their religious and philosophical beliefs. But banks and other financial services seem to ...

6 July 2023 Articles

Christian teaching assistant wins appeal after standing against sex education

On 16 June 2023, Christian teaching assistant Kristie Higgs has won her appeal after a previous ruling had upheld her sacking for sharing two Facebook posts that raised concerns about how transgenderism and compulsory sex education was to be taught at her son’s Church of England (CofE) primary school. Handing down judgment today, the President ...

16 June 2023 Articles

Teaching assistant wins appeal after sacking for Facebook posts

Christian teaching assistant Kristie Higgs has won her appeal, overturning a previous ruling that upheld her dismissal. Kristie was sacked for sharing two Facebook posts that raised concerns about how transgenderism and compulsory sex education was to be taught at her son’s Church of England (CofE) primary school. Handing down judgment today, the President of ...