Four British Christians are in Strasbourg today to press for the right to live according to their faith in the workplace. The European Court of Human Rights is today hearing the cases of nurse Shirley Chaplin, relationships counsellor Gary McFarlane, airline worker Nadia Eweida, and registrar Lilian Ladele.
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September 4th, 2012
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September 4th, 2012
A former Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday accused David Cameron of going back on his promise to support the rights of Christians to wear a cross in the workplace.
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September 4th, 2012
Four significant cases are going to the European Court of Human Rights today, as Christians go to battle over their employment rights.
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September 4th, 2012
In 2010, Shirley Chaplin from Exeter went to an employment tribunal after she was taken off ward duties in her role as a nurse for refusing to remove a necklace bearing crucifix.
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September 4th, 2012
Four British Christians are launching a landmark case on religious freedom at the European Court of Human Rights. The court in Strasbourg, France, will deal with the cases of two workers forced out of their jobs after visibly wearing crosses, a Relate therapist sacked for saying he might not be comfortable giving sex counselling to homosexual couples, and a Christian registrar who wishes not to conduct civil partnership ceremonies.
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September 4th, 2012
In 2008 Gary McFarlane from Bristol was sacked by Relate Avon - a company that provides relationship counselling and sex therapy.
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September 4th, 2012
Four British Christians urged Europe's top court Tuesday to rule that they faced discrimination because of their religious beliefs.
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September 4th, 2012
Four British Christians went to the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday claiming discrimination. They include two people banned from having their crucifixes on show at work, a registrar who refused to carry out civil partnerships and a relationship counsellor who lost his job when he said he would struggle to give sex therapy to gay couples.
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September 4th, 2012
Having just one abortion could raise the risk of potentially life-threatening problems in future pregnancies, young women were warned last night.
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September 4th, 2012
The Archbishop of York has written today in the Daily Mail about the importance of protecting young people using the internet.