(GB News) Criticism of Islam qualifies as a protected belief under equalities law, a judge has ruled.
Patrick Lee, 61, has launched a belief discrimination claim against the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) after he was banned by the trade body and fined almost £23,000 last year over posts in which he criticised Islam.
The IFoA’s disciplinary body found Mr Lee guilty of misconduct, ruling that 42 of his posts were “either offensive or inflammatory or both,” with 29 said to be “designed to demean or insult Muslims.”
His posts included referring to the Prophet Mohammed as a “monster” and describing Islam as “morally bankrupt,” a “dangerous cult,” and a “1,300-year-old con trick.”
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