Chaplain reported as terrorist for questioning LGBTQ activists digs in for legal battle

A schoolhouse chaplain successful nan United Kingdom who claims he was near unemployable aft he was fired and reported arsenic a violent for questioning LGBTQ activists is group to entreaty a ineligible ruling against him.

Rev. Dr. Bernard Randall, an ordained Church of England minister, sued his erstwhile employer Trent College successful Derbyshire, England, for discrimination, harassment, victimization and unfair dismissal, according to a statement from his ineligible counsel astatine nan London-based Christian Legal Centre.

Randall, a erstwhile chaplain astatine Christ's College Cambridge who served 5 years arsenic chaplain astatine Trent College, explained to Fox News Digital past September that he was fired from nan schoolhouse because of a 2019 sermon that told students they are entitled to dress up their ain minds astir nan claims of LGBTQ personality politics.

After a ineligible proceeding astatine East Midlands Employment Tribunal past September, Employment Judge Victoria Butler handed down a ruling against Randall past week that based on "the work to safeguard pupils from nan consequence of harm and nan request to comply pinch nan Independent Schools Standards Regulator outweigh nan Claimant’s correct to definitive his beliefs successful nan mode he did successful a schoolhouse environment."

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Rev. Dr. Bernard Randall is appealing an employment tribunal ruling against him aft he claims he was "blacklisted" pursuing a sermon questioning LGBT activists. (Christian Concern)

"I gave a sermon successful chapel saying you don't person to judge anybody's ideology, you dress up your ain mind," Randall told Fox News Digital of his sermon, which remains disposable online. "On definite issues, LGBT activists and Christians are successful afloat agreement: location should beryllium nary discrimination, nary 1 should beryllium attacked personally aliases whatever. But location are issues wherever there's disagreement."

During his sermon, Randall explained nan Church of England's accepted teachings connected marriage, sexuality and gender to his young students, each of whom ranged from 11 to 17 years old. He emphasized that they were not obligated to judge nan assertions made by LGBTQ activists and that they were entitled nether English rule to clasp their ain beliefs connected specified topics.

Randall claimed his sermon came aft 1 of his pupils asked him to speak successful chapel astir why they "have to accept" LGBTQ ideology astatine a Christian school.

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A rainbow emblem flies connected nan Church of St. Peter and St. Paul successful Bromley, South London. (Darko Mlinarevic via Getty Images)

Trent College, which is affiliated pinch nan Church of England, had antecedently brought successful Elly Barnes, CEO and laminitis of nan LGBTQ acquisition kindness Educate and Celebrate, to train schoolhouse staff. She reportedly urged unit to chant "smash heteronormativity" during a training session, which Randall warned went against nan school's Protestant evangelical ethos.

Randall said schoolhouse activity took objection to his sermon and "dragged" him successful for "interrogation" earlier suspending and yet firing him. He said nan school's designated safeguarding lead besides reported him to Prevent, which polices allegations of coercion successful nan U.K., though nan watchdog yet wished he did not airs a violent threat.

Bishop of Derby Right Rev. Libby Lane, 2nd right, sings astatine a work of ceremony to people nan 25th day of nan ordination of women successful nan Church of England, astatine Lambeth Palace, London. (Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty Images)

Randall's lawyers declare he was besides "blacklisted" by nan Bishop of Derby, nan Rt. Rev. Libby Lane, to activity arsenic a curate and was branded a "moderate consequence to children" pursuing his dismissal from Trent College.

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While lawyers for nan bishop based on that Randall was ne'er employed by nan diocese and that his claims do not autumn nether nan purview of an employment tribunal, Randall's lawyers declare Lane's actions person made him unemployable arsenic a leader and should beryllium heard successful that forum.

Randall maintains that nan diocese has yet to explain nan quality of nan accusations leveled against him and that nary grounds has been presented to substantiate immoderate claims of wrongdoing aliases inappropriate behaviour toward anyone, his lawyers noted.

"Even nan Spanish Inquisition told group what nan charges were."

"I’m being charged pinch wrongthink," Randall said successful a connection earlier nan preliminary proceeding that began Thursday. "There is nary allegation that my behaviour toward immoderate personification has ever fallen beneath due standards. Only my reasoning is being checked. Even nan Spanish Inquisition told group what nan charges were."

Randalls ineligible conflict comes amid heavy divisions wrong nan Anglican Communion complete sexuality and gender. Archbishops successful nan world southbound precocious rejected nan activity of nan archbishop of Canterbury. (Gareth Fuller/PA Images via Getty Images)

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Randall's ineligible conflict comes arsenic nan world Anglican Communion is facing heavy divisions complete sexuality and gender. Anglican leaders successful nan world southbound past week rejected nan leadership of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby successful a scathing missive aft nan Church of England voted earlier this period to connection blessings for same-sex couples.