The European Court of Human Rights' ruling on four religious liberty cases has now been given.
Four claimants, Nadia Eweida, Lilian Ladele, Gary McFarlane, and Shirley Chaplin, who were awaiting the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling on their four religious liberty cases, have now been informed of the court’s decision. Ladele, McFarlane, and Chaplin all lost their cases whilst Eweida was successful.
Under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights the ECHR ruled that British Airways employee, Eweida’s, rights were violated when the company banned her from visibly wearing a crucifix necklace.
After the rulings, the Archbishop of York said in a statement: "Christians and those of other faiths should be free to wear the symbols of their own religion without discrimination. Christians are not obliged to wear a cross but should be free to show their love for and trust in Jesus Christ in this way if they so wish."
Shirley Chaplin, 57, was also stopped from wearing crucifix necklaces by her employer while she worked in an NHS hospital, Gary McFarlane, was sacked from his role as a marriage counsellor after refusing to give therapy to gay couples, and Lillian Ladele was disciplined in her role as registrar after refusing to carry out same-sex civil partnership ceremonies.
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