Warning to British Judges

(London, England) The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey of Clifton, issued a warning today of future civil unrest if the British judiciary continues the trend of disturbing and dangerous rulings in religious discrimination cases.

He intervened in a case being brought by a Bristol solicitor and relationship counsellor who wants a special panel of five senior judges to hear his appeal against being sacked for refusing to counsel homosexual couples.

Lord Carey, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002, attacked the courts over a series of “disturbing” judgments and accused judges of being responsible for some “dangerous” reasoning which could, if taken to extremes, lead to Christians being banned from the workplace.

“Recent decisions of the courts have illuminated insensitivity to the interests and needs of the Christian community and represent disturbing judgments,” he said in a witness statement.

Lord Carey said he is supported in his statements by other Anglican biggies. It is unacceptable for Christian views to be considered “discriminatory” by the courts, with Christians likened to “bigots," he said.