The Australian Christian Lobby have begun campaigning for Dr Jereth Kok, a Melbourne GP suspended for social media posts appearing to endorse “racial and religious violence and genocide” and “demeaning” views against gay and transgender people.

Last August, the Medical Board of Australia suspended Dr Kok (pictured) after complaints about his Facebook posts. Dr Kok later took his case to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, which upheld his suspension on March 27. The suspended GP now plans to appeal.

Australian Christian Lobby director Martyn Iles pledged to bankroll the suspended GP’s appeal to VCAT. “It is an overreaction in the extreme to ruin someone’s career simply because they have said something that some people do not like, without evidence of any harm,” Iles said. “Especially when it’s a statement connected to their religious identity.”

But it seems Kok’s inflammatory posts aren’t the “perfect” example of religious persecution the group is apparently searching for. “The ACL does not agree with every opinion or statement by Dr Kok,” Iles said. “Religious freedom is important and like every human being, no example is perfect.” Read more via QNews