http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-20357131
I came across this truly shocking article some time ago. It's shocking for a number of reasons. Firstly, it's very sad that someone can lose his job over a comment made in a private setting, even if it was visible to others.
His freedom to think and say what he likes should be paramount and I'm glad that the court found that he was in the right. I am a little curious about what legal technicalities might prevent him from recouping the loss of earnings he must surely have had.

What is equally disgusting, however, is the self-righteous tone he takes over his bigotry. Something has indeed poisoned the atmosphere in Britain, and it's people like him who believe that all men are equal, but some are more equal than others. What on earth is equality too far? Is he only in favour of equality a bit, but not when others start getting the privileges to which he's entitled?
I'm also impressed at the euphemism of 'people who believe in traditional marriage' for 'sickening intolerant people'; these people are entitled to believe what they please, but I have no problem with them being outcasts from society if the vast majority of people find their views unacceptable.

It seems that society is a battleground, and this man is fighting to protect his right to be nasty to other people whilst claiming that others making him an outcast is terrible. Hypocrisy is the most terrible thing of all, and he needs to apply some thought to his opinions.