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Thread #104394   Message #2387923
Posted By: Backwoodsman
13-Jul-08 - 03:26 PM
Thread Name: BS: On Same-Sex Marriages
Subject: RE: BS: On Same-Sex Marriages
You've all missed the point. The lady's complaint that brought about the tribunal was NOT that she was required to carry out same-sex 'marriages', it was that, having expressed her unwillingness on the grounds of her sincerely-held religious beliefs, she was then subjected to a lengthy period of relentless abuse, including threats of dismissal and personal insults, both by her colleagues and her superiors.

She didn't go to the tribunal because she'd been asked to carry out same-sex 'marriages', she went because those at Islington Borough Council who support same-sex marriage were not willing to afford her the same tolerance and respect for her religious beliefs that they expected her to show for other peoples' sexuality.

Some strange, illogical people holding the reins of power in Islington, seemingly.