Posted on 05/02/2023 7:15:54 PM PDT by marshmallow
A Christian mayoral candidate for a London borough has won a substantial pay-out after being sacked by her employer for expressing Christian beliefs on marriage as part of an election manifesto.
Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, Maureen Martin was dismissed by her housing association employer, L&Q, in May 2022 for gross misconduct following three complaints for alleged ‘hate speech’.
The settlement with Miss Martin takes into account loss of earnings as a result of the sacking, injury to feelings in relation to ‘discriminatory dismissal’ and ‘pretermination treatment’.
The case is believed to be the first of its kind to see a political candidate sacked by their employer for their Christian beliefs.
Maureen, who is an ordained minister and President of the Christian Peoples’ Alliance (CPA) had worked for L&Q as a housing manager for 13 years with an unblemished record.
Ahead of last year’s local elections, in her manifesto, Miss Martin had outlined her political position on fly tipping, knife crime and tax, and on marriage she had written:
“Marriage: I pledge to cut through political correctness and simply state the truth that natural marriage between a man and a woman is the fundamental building block for a successful society, and the safest environment for raising children.”
After distributing the manifesto throughout Lewisham, Miss Martin was hounded on social media for her beliefs. Anonymous complaints were then made to her employer branding her beliefs as ‘hate speech’, ‘illegal’ and called for her to be disciplined and to take part in “anti-oppressive training”.
She was then suspended, interrogated, investigated, and then sacked.
(Excerpt) Read more at christianconcern.com ...
WHT is Christianity kegal in the U.K.?
Very pleased to learn of this.
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