Lord Carey: Christians 'vilified' by courts

Christians are being "vilified" by British courts and "driven underground", Lord Carey, a former archbishop of Canterbury, has said.

In a written submission to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), he blames judges for treating some worshippers as "bigots".

He also warns that believers are being sacked for expressing their faith.

The criticism is part of an appeal to Strasbourg judges to protect religious freedom ahead of a landmark case.
Lord Carey - who was archbishop from 1991 to 2002 - has voiced concern that a recent "secular conformity of belief and conduct" has meant that conduct in keeping with the Christian faith is effectively being "banned" in the public setting.

In his submission, he says the "the State and Courts... not parliament" are destroying the legal right to freedom of religion of "any substantive effect" by insisting on stringent readings of equality law.           Read Here