Gay youth worker bashes the bishop
The Church of England has found itself in more hot, gay water after being accused of refusing to employ a youth worker because of his sexuality.
In a landmark legal battle, the Right Reverend Anthony Priddis, the Bishop of Hereford, will face claims this week that he has violated employment practice by unlawfully discriminating on grounds of sexual orientation.
John Reaney, 42, of north Wales has previously worked as a youth officer in the dioceses of Norwich and Chester. He applied for a similar post in Hereford and was apparently told after an interview that a job offer was a “formality”.
Initially hopeful, he was later summoned to meet the bishop, which is when God, love and spirituality seemed to have left the building.
When the bishop quizzed Reaney, he probed him about his sexuality, asking “humiliating
[...] John Reaney, 42, of north Wales has previously worked as a youth officer in the dioceses of Norwich and Chester. He applied for a similar post in Hereford and was apparently told after an interview that a job offer was a “formality”. (more…) [...]
[...] John Reaney, 42, of north Wales has previously worked as a youth officer in the dioceses of Norwich and Chester. He applied for a similar post in Hereford and was apparently told after an interview that a job offer was a “formality”. (more…) [...]