Colvin worked at Ballarat Christian College, a non-denominational school in Australia, part time from 2016 to February 2019, having worked there full-time as an English teacher between 2008-11.
The teacher, who sings and plays guitar at her church, Bayside Church Cheltenham in Melbourne, is being supported by LGBT group Equality Australia to launch a case of discrimination against the school on the grounds of political or religious discrimination.
Mrs Colvin alleges that from around August 2018 and in the shadow of the national marriage postal survey, the College informed her that she would no longer be offered certain teaching and professional development opportunities at the school, despite Mrs Colvin offering to remain silent about her beliefs with her students.
She says that she was talked to by the chaplain and effectively forced to resign after she refused to sign the school’s statement of faith that said marriage is between a man and a woman.
The college, which says it’s purpose is “to provide each student Christian education that gives opportunities to develop gifts and talents to fulfil the will of God in his or her life,” has a statement which outlines that there is male and female, that a marriage is the only place for procreation and that marriage can only be between a man and a woman.
She said: “I am devastated by what happened to me. I loved my job….
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