janie48 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 . Let us join hands and pray... no more bloody religion. For atheist totalitarianism. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Its already very clear that you wouldn't understand. Just by denying someone the right to run their business according to their religious beliefs means you are discriminating against them, but you won't understand that concept. Ahh, the B&B run by a Christian couple turning away a same sex couple. I understand the concept perfectly thanks. As I said earlier, religious belief should not deny equal rights to others. The anti discrimination legislation supports that. That particular business should have been aware of the law, but chose to ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Ahh, the B&B run by a Christian couple turning away a same sex couple. Wasn't it more to do with the fact they were unmarried and turn away all unmarried couples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Wasn't it more to do with the fact they were unmarried and turn away all unmarried couples? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25119158 In the case above the couple were civil partners. Not sure even if they were married it wouldn't have made any difference. 'We are just ordinary Christians who believe in the importance of marriage as the union of one man and one woman.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Wasn't it more to do with the fact they were unmarried and turn away all unmarried couples? I think their argument was based on any sex outside of marriage being a sin, however they weren't to know the gay couple were going to have sex in their B&B, nor do they say they'd refuse a couple of heterosexual men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I found this link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2424983/Christian-B-B-owners-refused-gay-couple-close-business.html Mr and Mrs Bull have operated their 'married only' policy since they bought the Chymorvah Private Hotel in Marazion near Penzance, Cornwall, in 1986. Their hotel website says: ‘We have few rules but please note that out of a deep regard for marriage we prefer to let double accommodation to heterosexual married couples only.’ I wonder how they would have felt if the two men were hetero, married to women and were just sharing a bed to save money, like BF says! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanava Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Ahh, the B&B run by a Christian couple turning away a same sex couple. I understand the concept perfectly thanks. As I said earlier, religious belief should not deny equal rights to others. The anti discrimination legislation supports that. That particular business should have been aware of the law, but chose to ignore it. Yet you think it's acceptable for your beliefs to allow for discrimination, as long as that discrimination favours the group you like. I am allowed to run my business in accordance with my beliefs, so why should people with different beliefs not be afforded the same right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Yet you think it's acceptable for your beliefs to allow for discrimination, as long as that discrimination favours the group you like. I am allowed to run my business in accordance with my beliefs, so why should people with different beliefs not be afforded the same right? Where have my beliefs discriminated anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I wonder how they would have felt if the two men were hetero, married to women and were just sharing a bed to save money, like BF says! I'd rather sleep on the floor than share a bed with any of my male mates, my own snoring and farting is bad enough, let alone anyone else's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muckymurphy Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I think their argument was based on any sex outside of marriage being a sin, however they weren't to know the gay couple were going to have sex in their B&B, nor do they say they'd refuse a couple of heterosexual men. if this pair had been turned away from a muslim B&B, would the B&B owners have been taken to court . probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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