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UK: Christian Magistrate Cannot be Forced to Violate Conscience in Homosexual Ceremony
Catholic Online ^ | 7/12/08 | Hilary White

Posted on 07/11/2008 6:15:30 PM PDT by tcg

The Islington Council, by trying to force a civil marriage registrar to participate in homosexual domestic partnership ceremonies, perpetrated a "violation" of her dignity and "created an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment."

In unexpectedly strong language, the Central London Employment Tribunal has ruled that Lillian Ladele, a Christian civil marriage registrar, cannot be forced to act contrary to her conscience in conducting homosexual domestic partnership ceremonies.

The panel ruled, "Islington Council rightly considered the importance of the right of the gay community not to be discriminated against but did not consider the right of Miss Ladele as a member of a religious group."

"[The Council] decided that the service it provided was secular and that the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual community must be protected.

"In so acting, Islington Council took no notice of the rights of Miss Ladele by virtue of her orthodox Christian beliefs."

Miss Ladele said, "I am delighted at this decision. It is a victory for religious liberty, not just for myself but for others in a similar position to mine. Gay rights should not be used as an excuse to bully and harass people over their religious beliefs."

(Excerpt) Read more at catholic.org ...


TOPICS: General Discussion; Issues; RLC News
KEYWORDS: bigotry; conscience; homosexual; liberty
"The witch hunt against those who disagree with homosexual practice has to stop."
1 posted on 07/11/2008 6:15:30 PM PDT by tcg
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To: tcg

No one should ever be forced to help to turn his homeland into a place like Sodom, God forbid. I know that I do not want to live in a place like Sodom.


2 posted on 07/11/2008 6:32:11 PM PDT by tessalu
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To: tessalu

You haven’t visited San Francisco lately have you? :) Sodom is already here.


3 posted on 07/11/2008 6:36:26 PM PDT by MeekMom (Bulls got 1st pick! Yahooo!!!)
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To: tcg
Good for them, and yet here they rule a Christian photographer had no right to refuse to photograph a lesbian union...
4 posted on 07/11/2008 8:22:18 PM PDT by Zack Attack
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