Relate therapist's appeal refused

Sacked therapist Gary McFarlane has been refused leave to appeal his dismissal in the high court.
In a welcome ruling Lord Justice Laws said

legislation for the protection of views held purely on religious grounds cannot be justified.

and that it was also

divisive, capricious and arbitrary

As I reported here Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury has attempted to influence the way our courts treat Christian beliefs, and it appears that Justice Laws agrees with me saying

it was possible that Lord Carey's mistaken suggestions arose from a misunderstanding of the law on discrimination.

It is encouraging that the court has rejected the special pleading that some Christians assume as their right in flouting anti-discrimination laws and hopefully this will end attempts to gain legal exception.