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mollykins | 17:11 Thu 20th Jan 2011 | Law
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Do you think the outcome of the sueing by those two gay men against the christian hotel owners would have been the same if the hotel owners were of a different religion (that's equally against homosexuality) such as Islam?
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Avatar Image jno
yes
17:13 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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No, the law is the law on this,

Got your e-mail away from last night?
17:13 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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yes
17:13 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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sorry I meant yes.....the law is the law
17:13 Thu 20th Jan 2011
Avatar Image Zeuhl
Yes

Excluding people from commercial premises because of their sexual orientation is illegal.

The religous beliefs of the guilty parties are irrelevant and would have no bearing on the case in law.
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17:15 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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If the owners had been Muslim they would not have discriminated, so the question does not arise. Every Muslim-owned shop I have ever been in has had no compunction in selling me bacon and alcohol.
17:18 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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Yes.
17:19 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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Yes.
17:19 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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Mike but if it were a muslim family and they were strongly opposed to homosexuality as this british couple, they might have done the same thing but then lawyers would be blah blah we need to protect the hotel owners rights to practice their religion and it's rules blah blah blah IMO, even though they shouldn't be able to.
17:21 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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DTc yes I sent it a few minutes ago.
17:21 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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that's what the lawyers for this couple said. They failed.
17:21 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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It would be the same outcome Molly.
17:23 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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This was debated quite robustly the other day, molly.

You could always read through that thread for answers.
17:24 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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"It is a bit like the Tony Martin shooting situation.
They should have made an excuse as to why they had no available accommodation. "

"Sorry, we've just shot our last guest in the back and the room's full of blood"
17:25 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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the human rights of the owners to break the law? Well, they broke it, and now the judge has exercised his human right to punish them.
17:29 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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Yes, the same end result would arise.

I would like to think that a couple of any religion or belief would think through the laws and know that they may face this situation.
17:31 Thu 20th Jan 2011
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Whatever happened to tact, e.g. "I'm so terribly sorry, but we seem to have double-booked the room and the other couple are already in residence. If you'll be so kind as to bear with me, I shall ring round my fellow hoteliers and see if I can find you alternative accommodation. Of course, we will pay any additional costs involved."

Honour satisfied all round, I think.
17:31 Thu 20th Jan 2011

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