'An awful blow for free speech and Christian values': School chaplain sacked for defending the right to question new LGBT policies loses unfair dismissal case
- The Reverend told pupils they were allowed to disagree with the measures
- He described losing his case as a 'blow for free speech and Christian freedoms.
A school chaplain sacked for defending the right to question new LGBT policies has spoken of his fears for freedom of speech after losing an unfair dismissal case.
The Reverend Dr Bernard Randall told pupils they were allowed to disagree with the measures, particularly if they felt they ran contrary to Church of England principles.
But the school, Trent College in Nottingham, which has a long Anglican tradition, decided his sermon was harmful to pupils, secretly reported him to the anti-terrorism Prevent programme – which normally identifies those at risk of radicalisation – and later fired him.
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