(CP) – A Christian actress in the U.K. has lost her religious discrimination case in which she alleged that she was wrongfully terminated from a musical production because of faith-informed opinions on homosexuality she had expressed on social media as a teenager.
Seyi Omooba was cast to portray Celie in a 2019 theatre production of “The Color Purple,” a leading role that is seen by some as a lesbian character. She was fired from the production after “Hamilton” actor Aaron Lee Lambert publicly released screenshots of a 2014 Facebook post in which she wrote:
“I do not believe you can be born gay, and I do not believe homosexuality is right,” adding, “Christians, we need to step up and love but also tell the truth of God’s word. I am tired of lukewarm Christianity,” The Telegraph reports.
Lambert put Omooba on the spot by publicly asking her if she still held to her Christian beliefs since she would be playing the character Celie, which he interpreted as being a lesbian.
On Wednesday, the Central London employment tribunal found that the theatre removed her from the play not because of her religious views but because of the potential that the theater and production would be negatively impacted by her views. READ MORE