Felix Ngole, 40, was studying for an MA in Social Work at the University of Sheffield in 2015 when he made comments using his personal Facebook account on the story of the American registrar Kim Davis, who had been imprisoned after conscientiously refusing to register same-sex marriages.
Mr Ngole expressed his beliefs on the issue, saying: “same sex marriage is a sin whether we like it or not. It is God’s words and man’s sentiments would not change His words.”
He was asked where in the Bible it says that same-sex marriage is wrong, and he quoted various passages.
Two months later, Mr Ngole received a university email informing him that his Facebook comments were being investigated.
He was interviewed by an investigatory team and subsequently removed from his course by a panel chaired by Professor Jacqueline Marsh from the School of Education and was no longer able to train to become a social worker.
In October 2017, he lost a high court battle with the University’s lawyers argueing that he showed “no insight” and that the decision to remove him from the course was fair and proportionate.
They said he had been studying for a professional qualification and university bosses had to consider his “fitness to practise”.
In October 2018, Mr Ngole was granted permission to appeal the High Court’s judgment.
He will be represented in court by religious…
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