Christians under pressure to hide faith at work

Tuesday, March 17th, 2015

A new report in the United Kingdom claims that Christians feel pressured to keep their faith hidden at work.

A public consultation carried out by the Equality and Human Rights Commission also showed Christians are being mocked by colleagues for being bigoted.

Christians are also discriminated against when it comes to wearing religious symbols, the report showed.

Almost 2500 people took part in the consultation.

It found widespread public confusion and misunderstanding about the legal status of religion.

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Tags: Discrimination, Equality, Faith, Human rights, workplace

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