A Christian Stands Up For Her Beliefs

[saint-in-training]

Christian registrar who refused to marry gay couples reveals bullying ordeal at hands of politically correct colleagues

By Polly Dunbar and Martin Delgado
Last updated at 1:14 AM on 13th July 2008

The devout Christian registrar who won a landmark legal battle over her refusal to carry out gay ‘weddings’ has spoken for the first time about the devastating campaign of bullying she suffered at the hands of her politically correct colleagues.

Lillian Ladele says she was treated as a ‘pariah’ because her traditional values were at odds with the dogmatism of equalities-obsessed Islington Council.

‘This experience has shattered me,’ she said. ‘It has been so overwhelming. For more than two years of my life I was treated as though I was full of hate, which is just not me at all.

‘All I ever wanted was to have my beliefs respected, just as I try to respect the views of others, even if I don’t agree with them.’

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After reading this I most definitely HAD to leave a comment cheering her on and praising her longsuffereing through the persecution. To end it I simply stated "You GO GIRL!" If I had an address for Ms. Lillian Ladele in the UK I would submit that we should all mail her letters of encouragement for her bravery! Should I try to find one? Would anyone else be interested in doing this with me? Just PM me and I will even get the address for the news company to send them in care of to her. What a statement it would make to the media, eh! Reminds me of a little VeggieTales song..."Stand up! stand up! For what you believe in, believe in, believe in. GOD! ('He's the One to back you up') Will stand with YOUUUUU!!"

[ForeverHis]

I would very much like to send her a letter of encouragement. I read the whole story and I can relate to her pain and suffering. I've already posted in other threads that I too have going through a similar experience at work but certainly not to that extreme.

I was chosen to work as a team leader in my department which was great, I got along with all my co-workers and my position was respected even when I had the unpleasant task of correcting someone on what they should or should not be doing. I did my best to do my job by being firm yet loving through Christ.

This all changed shortly after a young gay man was hired to work with us temporarily during our busy season. From the begining I had issues concerning his problem with authority, poor work ethic and inability to co-operate with the team which my supervisor agreed was a problem she observed herself.

Shortly after he invited everyone in the office to celebrate his birthday with him at a gay club to see a cabaret show. Of course I declined the invitation but everything changed from there. I was questioned as to why I would attend all other office gatherings but wouldn't attend his. I never even told anyone why I wouldn't go, I simply said I didn't want to but everyone knows it's because of my beliefs and now I'm viewed as a hateful discriminating bigot and no longer being taken seriously. I started to sense a coldness from just about everyone in the office and performing my job had become quite stressful because everything I would do to correct the work related problems I was having with him was being taken as me being homophobic and picking on him even though this is the same way I interacted everyone else with absolutely no problems.

I recently asked to be temporarily relieved of my duties of having any responsability and just go back to clerk tasks that I was quite content doing before at least until his contract is up but I don't even know about that because he's trying desperately to get a permanent position. My supervisor agreed to my request but I know she's not happy with that and it will probably have a negative impact on my next evaluation but I will stand firm in my beliefs. I will not give this guy any special treatment simply because he's gay and has a complex just so I'll be accepted by everyone else even if that means stepping down from my position, losing friends or losing my job outright. I know that no matter what happens the Lord will take care of my every need.

After reading her story I realize my situation could be much, much worse. It's been a trial but I am comforted by God's word...

Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

Thank you for posting this saint-in-training and please pm me when you get an address so I can write to her.

God bless you! :hug

[ChristianGal]

I would very much like to send her a letter of encouragement. I read the whole story and I can relate to her pain and suffering. I've already posted in other threads that I too have going through a similar experience at work but certainly not to that extreme.

I was chosen to work as a team leader in my department which was great, I got along with all my co-workers and my position was respected even when I had the unpleasant task of correcting someone on what they should or should not be doing. I did my best to do my job by being firm yet loving through Christ.

This all changed shortly after a young gay man was hired to work with us temporarily during our busy season. From the begining I had issues concerning his problem with authority, poor work ethic and inability to co-operate with the team which my supervisor agreed was a problem she observed herself.

Shortly after he invited everyone in the office to celebrate his birthday with him at a gay club to see a cabaret show. Of course I declined the invitation but everything changed from there. I was questioned as to why I would attend all other office gatherings but wouldn't attend his. I never even told anyone why I wouldn't go, I simply said I didn't want to but everyone knows it's because of my beliefs and now I'm viewed as a hateful discriminating bigot and no longer being taken seriously. I started to sense a coldness from just about everyone in the office and performing my job had become quite stressful because everything I would do to correct the work related problems I was having with him was being taken as me being homophobic and picking on him even though this is the same way I interacted everyone else with absolutely no problems.

I recently asked to be temporarily relieved of my duties of having any responsability and just go back to clerk tasks that I was quite content doing before at least until his contract is up but I don't even know about that because he's trying desperately to get a permanent position. My supervisor agreed to my request but I know she's not happy with that and it will probably have a negative impact on my next evaluation but I will stand firm in my beliefs. I will not give this guy any special treatment simply because he's gay and has a complex just so I'll be accepted by everyone else even if that means stepping down from my position, losing friends or losing my job outright. I know that no matter what happens the Lord will take care of my every need.

After reading her story I realize my situation could be much, much worse. It's been a trial but I am comforted by God's word...

Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

Thank you for posting this saint-in-training and please pm me when you get an address so I can write to her.

God bless you! :hug

When the discrimination or anti-Christian movement rears its ugly head in our workplace, it does, indeed, create a huge amount of stress because we need our jobs.

Hang in there my friend. God knows His own...and He will be with you through it all. I have a feeling that Christians will come under persecution here in the US more and more and could get really bad if we aren't "taken" soon. The verse you quoted is a good reminder that we are His!

God bless you!

[saint-in-training]

Here's a couple of more things I've found regarding her situation.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7499248.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7413298.stm