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IN rare win for the Christian Legal Centre (CLC), teaching assistant Andy Nix above—sacked by Temple Moor High School in Leeds for his nuisance preaching that apparently involved homophobia—is £7,000 better off.

According to this report, the 65-year-old Bible thumping bigot was sacked without notice after he took part in street preaching in the city centre in July 2021. 

A video documenting his case shows him with a pile of what appears to be anti-LGBT+ leaflets.

In March 2022, Nix was called to the headteacher’s office and interrogated about his street preaching after some students complained that it made them feel “unsafe”. 

He was sacked on the spot and told to immediately leave the school premises.

With the help of the CLC, he took legal action against the school claiming harassment, discrimination and a breach of his right to freedom, thought and religion under Article 9 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).

Following his dismissal, he lodged a claim against the school in the Employment Tribunal but the school decided to settle the case and pay Mr Nix £7,000 in compensation instead of going to trial.

Nix with a bloody great “Jesus rescues” cross he likes parading in public

Nix said he had been made to “feel like a criminal” for expressing his Christian beliefs. 

The school trampled over my freedom of expression and belief. I am pleased that they agreed to settle the case which I believe was a recognition of wrongdoing.

It is, however, a worrying sign if Christians are not allowed to debate, preach and express their faith in public without fear of losing their livelihoods.

The imbecile added:

The impact on my life was considerable. I feared for the future, my family finances and it impacted the potential for me to get a permanent full-time role.

I unashamedly love Jesus and my Christian faith is very important to me. I want others to know and understand this Good News and hope for their lives. I should not be treated like a criminal for doing this.

Image via YouTube

Enter the equally demented CLC chief executive Andrea Miniciello Williams, above.

She said that “more must be done to protect street preachers” and Christians who express their faith in public in their own time. 

This is a clear example of employer overreach. The classroom and security of jobs cannot be weaponised against teaching staff who are Christians and publicly express their belief.

The idea that a Christian can be sacked because a pupil says they feel ‘unsafe’ over Christian preaching outside school is ludicrous and deeply concerning.

We can’t live in a world where the students call the shots and headteachers are forced to comply or be labelled bigoted.

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