A devout Christian has been thrown off a Sheffield University social work course because of a post he made on Facebook two years ago.
He was accused of posting ‘derogatory’ comments about homosexuals and bisexuals on a Facebook page.
Felix Ngole, of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, lost the case at a High Court. He said he was lawfully expressing a traditional Christian view and complained that university bosses unfairly stopped him completing a postgraduate degree.
Deputy High Court judge Rowena Collins-Rice analysed rival claims at a trial in London earlier this month and ruled against Mr Ngole on Friday.
Mr Ngole said his rights to freedom of speech and thought, enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights, had been breached. But lawyers representing the university argued that he showed ‘no insight’ and said the decision to remove him from the course was fair and proportionate.
They said Mr Ngole had been studying for a professional qualification and said university bosses had to consider his ‘fitness to practise
http://metro.co.uk/2017/10/27/devout-christian-kicked-off-course-loses-fight-at-high-court
Friday, 27 October 2017
Christian student sent packing from his university as a result of his view on homosexuality.
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