Current Events > UK court rules in favor of bigot who claims he was harrased for hating gay peopl

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Offensive or shocking beliefs can be acceptable in a democratic society, an employment judge said yesterday, as she ruled a pastor was discriminated against for his views about gay Pride events.

Keith Waters, 55, a minister at an evangelical church, claimed he was forced out of his caretaker job at a primary school following a single tweet.

He wrote: A reminder that Christians should not support or attend LGBTQ Pride Month events held in June.

'They promote a culture and encourage activities that are contrary to Christian faith and morals. They are especially harmful to children.

The comments were condemned as homophobic and triggered a vicious backlash, including a campaign of harrassment in which undertakers were sent to Mr Waters home to discuss his funeral.

Isle of Ely Primary School in Ely, Cambridgeshire, began an investigation but the married father-of-one resigned three weeks after the tweet a day before he was due to face a disciplinary hearing.

Cambridge Employment Tribunal has now ruled he was the victim of indirect discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief.

Judge Sarah King said a widely shared belief demands particular care before it can be condemned as being not worthy of respect in a democratic society.

She added: Beliefs which are offensive, shocking or even disturbing to others can still be protected.

After the ruling, Mr Waters said it was an important win for our freedom to speak the truth of the gospel without fear of losing our jobs.

He added: I took legal action, not because I wanted to sue the school but because what happens to me goes to the heart of what it means to be free to preach the gospel in the UK.
Mr Waters, who founded the New Connexions Free Church in Ely in 2007, made the tweet in June 2019 the month Cambridge was hosting its first ever Pride event.

The school received three formal letters of complaint one claiming he had called for violence against people who support the Pride Festival.

The tribunal did not uphold claims for direct discrimination and unfair dismissal.

A spokesman for the Active Learning Trust, which runs the school, said: We welcome the decision of the employment tribunal that the claims of direct discrimination and unfair dismissal were not well founded and were dismissed. Compensation will be determined at a later date.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10765013/Pastor-lost-job-anti-gay-tweet-backed-judge-rules-discriminated-against.html

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Won't somebody think of the poor poor bigots and discrimination they face in their life?

Jesus Christ

"Think of the children!" says man belonging to an organisation that has an extensive history of covering up child abuse. But that's not in his gospel so I guess it isn't true.

TheSavageDragon posted...

"Think of the children!" says man belonging to an organisation that has an extensive history of covering up child abuse. But that's not in his gospel so I guess it isn't true.

yup

He should be harassed, fuck him. You don't get to decide who are human beings and who aren't.

It would be one thing if they just considered it a sin among all the other sins, but they go out of their way to harass and demean LGBT people. What I mean is gluttony is considered a sin, and have you ever been to a church? Gluttons everywhere, but they don't condemn it. Greed and pride are spoken of all the time in the Bible, but how many of them called out someone like Trump before the election?
They treat the sins of "others" differently

TheSavageDragon posted...

"Think of the children!" says man belonging to an organisation that has an extensive history of covering up child abuse. But that's not in his gospel so I guess it isn't true.

Nothing in the OP says that hes catholic.

ScazarMeltex posted...

He should be harassed, fuck him. You don't get to decide who are human beings and who aren't.

And using God as a shield for your own bigotry is cowardice

why does he look like he's thinking "I won't let those filthy hobitses take my precious from me..." ?

Hes definitely a piece of shit who deserves all the backlash he got. If youre gonna say nasty shit on a public platform you should be able to take the heat.

I dont think he should be compensated or anything though. He said what he said and even though I firmly stand for free speech , free speech doesnt mean you can say whatever you want and nobody is allowed to criticize you for it lol

Even though it wasn't America, I think this is applicable

https://youtu.be/-4LUjBLmfMM?t=420

religious shit is so fucking bullshit. why is it whenever something like this happens 99% of the time its some religious person . how is it allowed or even taken seriously

Kloe_Rinz posted...

religious shit is so fucking bullshit. why is it whenever something like this happens 99% of the time its some religious person . how is it allowed or even taken seriously

yes

Th3HonestTruth posted...

Hmm, I think his actions are more malicious than Nazi salute dog.

Different countries.