A devout Christian actress is suing a theatre and her agents for £128,000 after she was dropped following an alleged homophobic post on Facebook.
Seyi Omooba, 25, is claiming claiming religious discrimination and a breach of contract against the Leicester Curve Theatre and her former managers Global Artists Agency.
She was appealing virtually at a Central London Employment Tribunal represented by the Christian Legal Centre.
It follows her firing from the adaptation of the Alice Walker novel, The Colour Purple, just a day after she was cast as the lead character of Celie in 2019.
It came after another actor challenged her over a 2014 Facebook post where she said she did not believe homosexuality is right .
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Restrictions set forth by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Jan. 8 made it a criminal offense in the highest level for churches to meet in-person, even to perform a baptism.
Church officials notified the Scottish Ministers on Jan. 15, pleading for them to re-open churches. They explained that closing churches violates the European Convention of Human Rights law and the Scottish Constitution.
Additionally, the emotional and spiritual needs within the congregation and community cannot be addressed if these restrictions remain in effect.
The church leaders pointed out in their claim they clearly understand the significance of COVID-19 and the difficult decisions the Scottish Government has had to make in an effort to protect communities.
Dad from Poland dies at Plymouth s Derriford Hospital after high-profile legal case
The middle-aged man, known as RS, has died after life support was withdrawn following a Court of Appeal ruling that has caused controversy in his native Poland
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CNA Staff, Jan 26, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- A Polish Catholic patient at the center of a U.K. court battle died on Tuesday despite last-minute efforts by bishops and government officials to bring him to Poland for treatment.
The Polish Press Agency reported that family members had confirmed that the middle-aged man, identified only as RS, died on Jan. 26, after a hospital withdrew assisted nutrition and hydration for a final time following a series of legal challenges.
RS, a Polish citizen with strong pro-life views who lived for years in the U.K., was hospitalized on Nov. 6, 2020, following a cardiac arrest during which his brain was deprived of oxygen for at least 45 minutes.