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Lawyers from the Christian Legal Centre argue she had a spotless employment record and that the sacking breached her freedom of speech and religion.Ĭhief executive Andrea Williams told MailOnline: 'This case is about the freedom to hold Christian views about what it means to be human. Many Christians have faced pressure for expressing these views in the workplace before, but in this case, Kristie has been dismissed for sharing her views among friends on Facebook. I am aware that same-sex marriages are now recognised under UK law, but I believe that is contrary to God's law - which only recognises marriages between one man and one woman.'
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'People cannot change something that has been established by God, such as their identity as a man or a woman. She is seeking £56,000 in damages at a Bristol employment tribunal after senior staff allegedly compared her views to those of 'Nazi Right-wing extremists' after the head teacher was passed a screenshot of one of her private Facebook posts I knew that there were cross-dressers and that the practice of cross-dressing had been expressly condemned in the Bible. 'I did not think much about this issue until it was brought up in my younger son's primary school. I therefore do not believe in the modern ideas of gender fluidity and transgenderism. Ms Higgs added: 'I believe that God created mankind as 'male and female' and what he has created is good. My boys were also in shock to know I was not going back to work.' 'I remember saying to them: sorry to put you through this extra work, but what I posted is true - this is happening all over the world,' she said. Ms Higgs told of her shock at being suspended from the school during a meeting with the headmaster, Matthew Evans, and business manager Sue Dorey. 'As a Christian, I believe it is morally necessary to speak out in defence of the Bible truth when false and harmful doctrines are being promoted.'Īn anonymous complaint was made to the school and Ms Higgs was suspended and later dismissed for gross misconduct following a disciplinary hearing. 'I was concerned that a lot of parents all over the country and the world simply did not know what was going on,' she said in a statement. Mrs Higgs said senior staff at Farmor's School compared her views to those of 'Nazi rightwing extremists' after they saw a screenshot of a private Facebook post In a statement submitted to the employment tribunal today, mother-of-two Ms Higgs said she 'does not believe in the modern ideas of gender fluidity and transgenderism', and believes same-sex marriage is 'contrary to God's law'. In another, she shared an article about the rise of transgender ideology in children's books in US schools. In one Facebook post, she urged people to sign an online petition against making relationships education mandatory. Ms Higgs, who has spent seven years at the school as a pastoral worker, shared two posts under her maiden name in October 2018 to around 100 of her friends.
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Students were to learn about the No Outsiders in Our School programme, which is a series of books on teaching the Equality Act in primary schools. She is seeking £56,000 in damages at a Bristol employment tribunal after senior staff allegedly branded her a 'Nazi Right-wing extremist' after the head teacher was passed a screenshot of one of her private Facebook posts. Kristie Higgs, 44, was dismissed for gross misconduct by Farmor's School in Fairford, Gloucestershire last year after sharing Facebook posts which raised concerns about relationship education at her son's Church of England primary school. A Christian teaching assistant who is suing a school for allegedly sacking her because she opposed plans to teach LGBT relationships to primary pupils said it is 'morally necessary' to defend the 'Bible truth against harmful doctrines'.