Christian student kicked off Sheffield University course for anti-gay Facebook post
Felix Ngole quoted a Bible verse calling homosexuality an 'abomination'
A Christian social work student has been expelled from his course after voicing anti-gay marriage opinions on Facebook.
Felix Ngole, 38, was a second-year masters student at Sheffield University when he shared a Facebook post saying "I stand with Kim Davis" - the American county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples.
He also commented on the link quoting a bible verse from Leviticus calling homosexuality an "abomination" in September 2015.
Two months later he said he received an email from the university asking him to attend a meeting to discuss the posts and the father of four was then referred to a fitness to practise committee, which decided he should be ejected from the course.
Photo of Felix Ngole issued by Christian Concern (PA)
A letter revealing the committee's decision later told him his actions had "transgressed boundaries which are not deemed appropriate for someone entering the social work profession" and ordered him to hand in his student card.
The committee said its decision was not based on his views but the act of publicly posting them "may have caused offence to some individuals".
Mr Ngole said: "My beliefs about marriage and sexual ethics reflect mainstream, biblical understanding, shared by millions around the world.
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