British Tribunal Says Council Can Fire Housing Officer For Religious Barrage of Client

In Britain, an employment tribunal has ruled that the London borough of Wandsworth was justified in firing a housing officer who gave a client a half hour lecture telling her that she was ill because she did not have God or faith in her life. Solicitors Journal and BBC News this week report that the Christian employee, Duke Amachree, appealed his dismissal by the Wandsworth Borough Council claiming religious discrimination. The tribunal ruled, however, that Amachree was not treated any differently than a non-Christian having a discussion about non-religious healing would have been. The victim who complained said: "I have nothing against anyone having a religion but I do not expect this barrage at a housing interview."