A Sunday school teacher has been told she can’t put up a poster at her local library to advertise a church children’s event because it ‘promotes religion’.
Jacalyn Oghan’s poster invited children of any faith to “come along and have fun” at the craft, singing and drama day at her church.
But staff at Jubilee Library in Brighton banned the poster because of its religious content, despite the library selling sweets that were “clearly poking fun at Christianity”.
Mrs Oghan commented: “They said they couldn’t put up my poster because it was not in their guidelines.
“How they can get away selling the mints in the shop when I’m not allowed to give out inoffensive leaflets I do not know.
Brighton and Hove Council said: “In the interests of fairness, we have very clear and strict guidelines for displaying information in the library and we do not accept any material promoting a particular religious view point.
She added: “Many Christians in the community are already too frightened to speak up.