Christian chaplain was dismissed when he refused to chant 'smash heteronormativity' when invited to by LGBT

 Christian chaplain was dismissed from fee-paying boarding school after he refused to chant 'smash heteronormativity' when invited to by LGBT+ charity, tribunal hears

• Reverend Dr Bernard Randall, 49, was dismissed from Trent College last year
• Made claims of discrimination and unfair dismissal against his former employer  
• Educate and Celebrate worked with school to provide LGBT inclusivity training 
• Rev Randall told tribunal E&C's programme was 'contrary to Christian teaching'

• A Christian chaplain was dismissed after refusing to chant 'smash heteronormativity' at inclusion training at a fee-paying boarding school, an employment tribunal was told.

  Reverend Dr Bernard Randall, 49, from Long Eaton, Derbyshire, did not join in the 'chant' when urged to do so by the leader of Educate and Celebrate Dr Elly Barnes during an inset session at the independent Trent College, Long Eaton.

  The evidence was heard during a tribunal, which came about after Rev Randall brought claims of harassment, discrimination, victimisation and unfair dismissal on the grounds of his Christian beliefs against his former employer.

  He is also seeking compensation over allegations of unfair dismissal and a recommendation under the Equality Act 2010.

  Rev Randall was dismissed by Trent College last year after the school flagged him to the government's Prevent programme for giving a sermon that was 'harmful to LGBT' students.

  Police investigated the tip-off but advised the school by email that Dr Randall posed 'no counter terrorism risk, or risk of radicalisation'. 

  In the sermon he had told the children they were not compelled to 'accept an ideology they disagree with', adding that it is, 'perfectly legitimate to think that marriage should only properly be understood as being a lifelong exclusive union of a man and a woman'.

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