Christian Student Kicked Off University Course Over Facebook's Views On Marriage

A Christian student has been kicked off his university course after voicing anti-gay marriage views on Facebook – saying his opinions are ‘mainstream and shared by millions’.

Felix Ngole, 38, was a second-year masters student at Sheffield University when he shared a Facebook post saying ‘I stand with Kim Davis’ – the American county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples.

He also commented on a link quoting a bible verse from Leviticus calling homosexuality an ‘abomination’ in September 2015.

Two months later he said he received an email from the university asking him to attend a meeting to discuss the posts and the father of four was then referred to a fitness to practise committee, which decided he should be ejected from the course.

A letter revealing the committee’s decision later told him his actions had ‘transgressed boundaries which are not deemed appropriate for someone entering the social work profession’ and ordered him to hand in his student card.

Mr Ngole said: ‘My beliefs about marriage and sexual ethics reflect mainstream, biblical understanding, shared by millions around the world.

‘Simply expressing that understanding, in a personal capacity, on my Facebook page, cannot be allowed to become a bar to serving and helping others in a professional capacity as a social worker.

Felix is appealing the decision, supported by the Christian Legal Centre.

If the decision is not overturned, it could prevent Felix from becoming a social worker, which he believes is his vocation.

Felix's case has gained widepsread media coverage, including The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, The Mail and The Express giving a Christian witness about marriage.

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