Christian appeal rejected
The Grand Chamber of
the European
Court
of
Human
Rights
(ECHR)
announced on May 28 that it rejected the
request
for
referral
from
three UK
Christians,
Shirley
Chaplin,
Gary
McFarlane and Lillian Ladele.
Positives
The ECHR challenged principles adopted
by UK Courts. The ECHR recognised that
the wearing of a cross and Christians’ sexual
ethics were within Article
9
of
the
Convention
(‘freedom of
thought, conscience and religion’) and so, in principle,
were freedoms to be protected. This is a significant improvement on the position of the
UK courts.