UK Anglican Bishop Fined £47,345 and Sent for "Re-Education" in Gay Employment Case

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By Hilary White

LONDON, February 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Anglican bishop of Hereford has been ordered by a court to undergo “equal opportunities training” and pay a fine of £47,345.00, the equivalent of $92,106.00 Cn., for refusing to hire an active homosexual for a position of trust with young people. The ruling also stated that Hereford diocese staff “involved in recruitment should receive equal opportunities training”.

“The respondents discriminated against the claimant on the grounds of sexual orientation,” said the ruling from the Cardiff Employment Tribunal.

The Right Reverend Anthony Priddis refused to hire a homosexual man, John Reaney, as a youth worker on the grounds that the Christian religion holds sexual continence within natural marriage as the norm. He told media that he stands by his original decision and may appeal the ruling.

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Governments are becoming more leftist (i.e. Marxist/Socialist/Fascist) in nature. This makes them more adversarial towards religion. At some point in the future (sooner for some than others), we will have to recognize the unjust nature of these governments and refuse to comply with them.
 
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Governments are becoming more leftist (i.e. Marxist/Socialist/Fascist) in nature. This makes them more adversarial towards religion. At some point in the future (sooner for some than others), we will have to recognize the unjust nature of these governments and refuse to comply with them.
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I agree. Kudos to this Bishop for actually being true to his beliefs instead of pandering to an Anglican Church that is in disarray (IMO).
 
Things are only going to get better once we learn how to hit back.
 
We’re already starting to see shades of that here in the U.S. with Catholic Charities in danger in Colorado and Boston and other Catholic hospitals regarding adoption and contraceptives.
 
Good for him. With someone like him, there is hope for his church after all.
We are getting back to the situation in the Roman Empire. If you profess your faith, you will be punished. It may be that more and more people will be facing such a situation. Such things are occuring the Canada and the United States as well, where governments are cracking down on Christians.
 
Persecution is never fun, but it’s sometimes VERY necessary to…separate the men from the boys in a matter of speaking. Will we stand firm or will we crumble?
 
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