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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Christian worker launches legal action over Facebook comments  A Christian worker is taking his bosses to court with the help of an employment law solicitor service after he was demoted for posting comments about gay marriage on Facebook. Adrian Smith, 40, is launching legal action against Trafford Housing Trust over its decision to impose a 40 per cent pay cut on him after complaints were received from colleagues. He is suing for breach of contract and for interference with his rights to free speech and religious liberty. The Trust accused Mr Smith of gross misconduct after he posted a link to the BBC website story entitled "Gay church marriages get go ahead", with the comment "an equality too far". Mike Judge from The Christian Institute, which is supporting the legal action, suggested a "witch hunt" had taken place because of Mr Smith's religious views. "The comments certainly don't amount to gross misconduct, which is usually reserved for things like theft or fraud," he added. "Employers have a responsibility to protect the rights of their staff – and that includes their Christian staff." It comes after a woman sacked for posting comments about her employer on Facebook won her case for unfair dismissal. An employment tribunal backed Mrs E A Whitman's claim that she was wrongly dismissed after she compared her place of work to a nursery. Posted by Georgina Price 
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