Citipointe Christian College principal lobbied senators for ‘right to discriminate’ against gay people

The principal of a Brisbane school that demanded families sign anti-gay and anti-trans enrolment contracts previously lobbied senators to allow employers "the right to discriminate" against homosexuals.

Citipointe Christian College principal Brian Mulheran, a Pentecostal pastor who has led the school for four years, does not hold teaching qualifications or registration, Guardian Australia can reveal.

While such qualifications are not required by principals in independent schools, a group of furious parents is now calling for Mulheran to be sacked over his attempt to introduce the contracts.

Mulheran released a statement on Thursday saying the school would withdraw demands that parents sign enrolment contracts that called homosexual acts "immoral" and "offensive to God", and implied transgender students would not be recognised at the college.

Mulheran said the college "does not and will not" discriminate against students on the basis of sexuality or gender identity, but that it will continue to assert its "freedom" to maintain its Christian ethos and beliefs.

"It is central to our faith that being gay or transgender in no way diminishes a person's humanity or dignity in God's eyes."

But parents and teachers who spoke to Guardian Australia on Thursday said the withdrawal of the contracts did not address their underlying concerns about the direction of the school.