What the collapse of a Christian teacher’s employment tribunal has to do with the rest of us
by Julian Mann, Christian Today:
The collapse of an employment tribunal because of social media comments by a panel member may look like a win against anti-Christian bias but actually the story is indicative of the grim future for orthodox Christians in the public square.
The comments by non-legal tribunal member Jed Purkis, who describes himself as a lifelong socialist, led to all three members of the panel, including the judge, recusing themselves on Monday in a case brought by a Christian teacher against a primary school and Nottinghamshire County Council.
As Christian Today reported on March 27: “Their recusal came on day six of the tribunal’s hearing into the case of the teacher, who claims she was dismissed after raising safeguarding concerns about the school’s affirming approach to an 8-year-old female pupil wanting to become a boy.
“She was sacked after she shared information about the child with lawyers as she sought a judicial review into the school and local council’s handling of the child’s transition.
“The Christian Legal Centre (CLC), which is supporting the teacher, said that the trial is expected to begin afresh later this year with a new panel.”
Purkis’s social media posts included a response to a comment that only atheists should be in public office: “Damn right, you won’t catch us killing in the name of our non-god.”
He also responded to the question of “What’s a good collective noun for Tories?” by suggesting “a tumour of Tories” and a “cesspit of Tories”.
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