Christian school receptionist row: More bishops speak out in support of Jennie Cain
Senior figures in the Church of England claim misguided liberal thinking and a politically correct agenda by secularists are behind attempts to stop worshippers talking about their faith in public.
But they insist it is neither possible nor desirable for people to keep their beliefs private, and say Christians must ensure they are given the same rights by public bodies to express their "diversity" as ethnic minorities and followers of other religions.
It comes as Jennie Cain remains off work and under investigation for alleged professional misconduct after she sent a private email to 10 friends asking for prayer, when her daughter was scolded at school for talking about Jesus....