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Posted on 05/30/2026 7:41:51 PM PDT by simpson96
A British evangelical Christian man who sued the U.K. government for “religious discrimination” after his government employer refused to accommodate his discomfort of LGBTQ+ symbols had his lawsuit dismissed by a tribunal, according to a Daily Mail article published yesterday.
Mark Jennings accepted a job with U.K. Department for Work and Pensions in June 2024, but reportedly began making “unreasonable demands” soon afterwards. He requested that he be allowed to work from home during Pride month because of his “phobia” of Pride symbols.
He said he didn’t want to hear his work colleagues “using different pronouns” because he believed “gender ideology [is] the work of the devil.” He also requested that “no visible imagery of the Pride or LGBTQ+ movements be displayed or celebration of those causes be permitted.”
An employment tribunal heard that his Roman Catholic and evangelical Christian faith made him feel “great anxiety” around LGBTQ+ symbols.
“It is his view, in line with many others within the faith, that homosexuality and transgenderism is a sin contrary to the laws of God, and that a Christian should not promote LGBTQ+ activities,” the tribunal heard.
“He also sees the use of the rainbow by the LGBTQ+ community as co–opting, a symbol of God and Christianity [referencing the promise made to Noah after the flood], which is offensive to him,” the tribunal heard.
He said the mere sight of Pride rainbows in bus stops, local shops, and soccer matches caused him to go into “autistic shutdown.” However, his employer refused to accommodate his request since the law allows people to express support for Pride.
He ultimately declined the job offer, but the workplace held the position open for him, just in case he changed his mind. Instead, he filed a complaint with the employment tribunal alleging indirect religious belief discrimination and a failure to make reasonable adjustments, a form of disability discrimination, the aforementioned publication wrote.
The tribunal Judge Daniel Wright said that the government couldn’t have accommodated Jennings’ request to restrict Pride displays or pronoun usage because it would have opened the employer to possible discrimination claims. The employer also said his job role required him to work in the office in-person, making his work from home request untenable.
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The tribunal Judge Daniel Wright said that the government couldn’t have accommodated Jennings’ request to restrict Pride displays or pronoun usage because it would have opened the employer to possible discrimination claims.
So, one type of discrimination is OK, but another type is not.
Looks like this is what you have when people, be they employers, employees, judges, or lawyers, no longer reach adulthood, but try to operate a society.
“””opened the employer to possible discrimination claims”
So, one type of discrimination is OK, but another type is not.””
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As soon as the employer allowed this crap into the business, they were screwed right then.
Discriminate one way, get sued.
Discriminate the other way, get sued.
Correct choice is DO NOT LET THAT CRAP IN THE DOOR AT ALL!
But progs that want this are, in fact, progs.
They have NO ability to think past step 1.
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The only way to beat the liberals is to play by their rules.
gay privilege
there is actually no white or straight or male privilege
A rainbow flag celebrates Who Boinks Whom Where, and you are obligated to celebrate it.
A palestinian flag celebrates genocidal murder, and is regularly seen.
An English or Israeli flag will get you arrested.
Britain is gone.
Fighting back ago St the asinine UK BS... awesome.
This should be made into a class action suit. Hollywood and the media should also be included as defendants.
Where do I sign up?
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