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Christian man has his job offer rescinded after the company learns of his victory in a free speech case.

• Felix Ngole was thrown off his social worker course in 2019 over Facebook post 
• He went onto successfully win a legal case over his right to freedom of speech
• Mental Health support worker role was rescinded over misaligned values claim

By JO MACFARLANE

PUBLISHED: 22:10, 8 July 2023 

A devout Christian social worker has had a £25,000-a-year job offer withdrawn after his employer discovered he had once won a landmark legal case over his right to freedom of speech.

Felix Ngole was thrown off a social worker training course at Sheffield University following his Facebook post which quoted passages from the Bible about same-sex marriage.

But in a major victory for free speech, he was allowed to return to his training when the Court of Appeal ruled in 2019 that Mr Ngole would 'never discriminate against anyone' because of his personal views. His case was featured in The Mail on Sunday as part of our Fighting For Free Speech campaign.

But now the father-of-three faces further hardship as a result of his religious beliefs. He successfully applied for a job at Leeds-based Touchstone Support as a mental health support worker but the offer was rescinded weeks later when the organisation discovered his involvement in the previous case. The company, which is backed by LGBT lobby group Stonewall, claimed his 'strong views against homosexuality' did not align with its 'ethos and values'.

Felix Ngole was thrown off a social worker training course at Sheffield University following his Facebook post which quoted passages from the Bible about same-sex marriage

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It argued Mr Ngole posed a 'significant risk' to its patients and reputation and it would only consider employing him if he gave assurances that he would 'embrace and promote LGBT rights'.

Mr Ngole told The Mail on Sunday how senior staff at Touchstone had 'interrogated' him over his Christian values in a second interview after accepting the role. 'It was an attack on my faith,' Mr Ngole said. 'While they fell short of calling me homophobic, they portrayed me as someone who doesn't like people from the LGBT community and was going to cause them harm. I was distraught. It's not who I am as a Christian. I would never discriminate against anyone – that's the opposite of what the Bible teaches. Sadly, they didn't give me that same respect in return. I can't pledge allegiance to the LGBT flag to be offered a job – and I don't believe, as a committed Christian, I should be made to do so.' MOS.