Christian loses sex therapy case appeal for unfair dismissal – Christian Gary MacFarlane, 47, was sacked by marriage guidance service Relate after he said he could not do anything to promote gay sex.
A relationship counsellor from Bristol who refused to offer sex therapy to gay couples has lost his appeal for unfair dismissal.
Christian Gary MacFarlane, 47, was sacked by marriage guidance service Relate after he said he could not do anything to promote gay sex.
Mr MacFarlane, who is a former church elder, was appealing on the grounds of religious discrimination.
He alleged Relate had refused to accommodate his religious beliefs.
Mr MacFarlane started training with Relate in May 2003 and said he enjoyed good relationships with clients and colleagues.
He was suspended after meetings with his manager, in October 2007, in which he claimed he was asked to state his views regarding same-sex couples.
After the suspension was lifted he said he was labelled a “homophobe” and, following a further disciplinary hearing, was dismissed on March 18.
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November 30th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
And this is the crux of the problem. If you want a homosexual relationship, go for it, and Christians should not oppose you legally and if we want to criticise or boycott you because of sexual ethics & morality, then we should also have reciprocal freedoms to do so.
But now we see, that the ‘all powerful’ LGBT community, want not only the freedom and equality to live their lifestyle free from legislative influence, but they also want the power to stifle critics freedoms and it would seem that they have achieved this.