Gay rights V religious convinction.
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The counter argument was -
So it is now (in NI but coming to a city near you soon) illegal to discrimate against Gays no matter what your reasoning.
Guest houses must allow two gays to share a room, people renting halls and meeting rooms must allow gay weddings etc etc.
Now the challenge to this new law was brought by Christian groups but was defeated in the Lords.
This bit has me wondering what would have happened if the people bringing the challenge had been muslim.
I had always thought that a buisness could refuse to serve someone and didn't have to give a reason?
If you don't want to let a couple of bufties in to your hotel then just tell them to get lost??
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6243323.stm
The regulations make it possible for homosexual activists to sue people who disagree with a homosexual lifestyle because of their religious beliefs
The counter argument was -
Conservative Lord Tebbit said: "Black is about being. Sexual orientation is about being.
"And we would not wish to discriminate against people for being black nor on grounds of their sexual orientation.
"And we would not wish to discriminate against people for being black nor on grounds of their sexual orientation.
Guest houses must allow two gays to share a room, people renting halls and meeting rooms must allow gay weddings etc etc.
Critics of the regulations say that they will force guest houses, schools, churches, nursing homes, printers, adoption agencies and even wedding photographers to compromise on moral objections to homosexuality or face being sued.
This bit has me wondering what would have happened if the people bringing the challenge had been muslim.
The regulations also had an exemption for doctrinal religious belief, he said
If you don't want to let a couple of bufties in to your hotel then just tell them to get lost??
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6243323.stm