Christians'
discrimination cases rejected by human rights
court
Shirley Chaplin,
Gary McFarlane and Lillian Ladele lose legal tussle
at Strasbourg court over workplace discrimination
Three British Christians who argued
that their beliefs saw them wrongly disciplined by
their employers for actions such as refusing to
counsel same-sex couples have lost their legal
battle at the European court of human rights.
Rejection
of religious discrimination claims raise fears of
'exclusion of Christians'
Religious leaders and campaigners
said the rejection of religious discrimination
claims by three Christians will have a ‘chilling
effect’ on people’s right to their beliefs and
raised concerns about the future persecution of
Christians.