Duke Amachree is a Christian. He was a homelessness prevention officer with Wandsworth Council with an 18 years' unblemished record.A client he was helping with her housing situation had been told by several doctors that she had an incurable medical condition. Out of compassion for her, he commented that sometimes doctors don't have all the answers and encouraged her to consider putting her faith in God. For this, he was investigated and sacked for gross misconduct.
Duke appealed to an employment tribunal. The tribunal has decided that the council had not discriminated against him on the basis of his religion and was right to sack him.
A few months ago a 21-year-old Muslim was in court for defacing a war memorial with graffiti proclaiming "Islam will dominate the world," "Osama is on his way" and "Kill Gordon Brown." The court was told his action had nothing to do with religious belief and he was given a conditional discharge.
It's a strange old world, isn't it?
