A judge also awarded Steve Loha damages after he was forced to close his watch and mobile phone stall in Chichester market immediately, following a single complaint.
The businessman, who was supported in his case by the Christian Legal Centre, said he was “absolutely pleased, delighted that we had a victory”, adding “of course, it’s all praise to God”.
Mr Loha’s permit to operate on the market was pulled in May 2017 after one customer – a Chichester District Council member of staff – complained about religious material.
Mr Loha, who had spent 15 years running his stall two days per-week on the market, said he was later told by managers of the market that the tract was “extremely homophobic and unacceptable”.
The material was defended by his legal team who said it is “undoubtedly stark” in challenging homosexuality and “not particularly comfortable to read” but “the fundamental message of the tract is true”.
Andrea Williams, chief executive of the Christian Legal Centre, commented: “This decision makes a welcome change from a worrying trend we have seen in many recent judgments which sought to justify removal of Christians from their jobs and livelihoods for purely ideological reasons.
“In this case, however, the judge had the courage to uphold the rule of law.”
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