Courts set against religious freedom for Christians

In all too many instances the attempt by Christians to seek justice in the courts is a barren experience; almost as if a special animosity is reserved for adherents of this faith . . . The courts are so set against religious freedom for Christians that an appeal is likely to only make matters worse.

This is the comment of Paul Diamond, who visited us recently.  He was the barrister to the Johns, in the Johns v Derby case in which the Johns were banned from fostering a 5-8 year old child because of their views on homosexuality.  We live in troublesome times, reminiscent of the days of Amos.  In his day it was the poor who were unjustly treated:

They trample on the heads of the poor as upon the dust of the ground and deny justice to the oppressed (Amos 2:7).

Today it seems that Christians are being unjustly treated in much the same way.  The Equality and Human Rights Commission, and accepted implicitly by the Court, advocated that the views of Christian foster carers on sexual morality could be ‘inimical’ to the welfare of children in care.  They don’t want the children of Britain to be ‘infected’ with Christianity.

The Equality Acts and Sexual Orientation Regulations are poorly worded laws, full of contradictions.  While the ideals of these laws are intended for good for everyone, they can and are being used to eradicate Judaeo-Christian morality and support secular values.  Without substantive values at the root of legislation, it’s impossible to treat everyone equally; one party will have to be discriminated against.  There is no reason in law why sexual orientation rights should prevail over religious rights.

In the last few years there have been an increasing number of court cases where Christians have been simply standing for their rights as citizens of a country with a legal system still loosely based on Christian values.  It is disheartening to learn that a British Airways employee lost her case to have the freedom to wear a cross round her neck, even though the wearing of the hijab, Sikh turban and Sikh Hindu ponytail are permitted by law. 

The law of this country today is prejudiced, irrational and biased – against Christians.  The Equality laws need to be revisited.  It’s time to implore our local MPs to uphold our freedoms as Christians in this country and push for the unjust law to be changed.


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