Survey reveals "vicious bullying" against Christians in entertainment industry
It is mainly Christians who are the
target of faith-based bullying in the entertainment and media industries in the
UK and Ireland, according to a new report.The Federation of Entertainment Unions recently surveyed over 4,000 workers in the creative industries, including stage, screen, broadcast and print media.
The survey found that 56 per cent of respondents had been bullied, harassed or discriminated against at work. 52 per cent of respondents across all sectors had witnessed bullying, harassment or discrimination in their workplace.
4.6 per cent of workers who declared a trigger for their
mistreatment felt that their “religious beliefs” had induced the bullying,
harassment or discrimination towards them, with those bullied for their beliefs
being “predominantly Christian.”
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