Teacher's career destroyed after stating 'Britain is Christian'

A primary school teacher in London was barred from working with children after telling a Muslim student that "Britain is still a Christian state," The Telegraph has disclosed. The instructor was referred to his local child protection board over the comments, and a senior detective from the Metropolitan Police's child abuse investigation team became involved in the case. The incident has intensified concerns among free-speech advocates that laws designed to protect children from harm are being us