The thing is.. Marriage is open to all in most countries and Northern Ireland is required to respect that and not treat anybody differently to anybody else on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation.

By discriminating on sexual orientation, the bakery owners are in conflict with the law, which a judge has succinctly upheld.

Nothing to see here, just reason.

Opinions are just that. Opinions. A person who exhibits a superstition that precludes agreeing with equality is entitled to hold that opinion and I am entitled to equate them with dogshit. It's a free country in that respect.

But when I was in business, I couldn't judge my customers, suppliers or employees on grounds of the equality criteria and that was even before The Equality Act 2010. Despite what pete put above, the owners of the "Christian" B&B did lose, lost heavily and whilst an appeal lowered their financial hit, they remained guilty of discrimination. Rightly so.

It isn't about winners and losers Joe, it's about tolerance, respect and all the other bits religious people chant but don't practice. Perhaps, having read the instruction manual, you might remind us of the bit about not judging lest you be judged?

Meanwhile, as pete has reminded us of the bigoted guest house refusing a couple accommodation, we would love to hear a sermon regarding the bit about no room at the inn? You can get Keith to take the collection afterwards.

Notice by the way that my dear friend Musket said he recognises Keith's marriage whilst Keith keeps trotting out "many people" to hide his shame in his own opinion of others. If that's what going to church does to you, then let's rejoice as it were that congregations are dwindling, churches and chapels are closing and a relative of mine who will begin his curacy soon has been informed that he will be covering at least five parishes in his new career... He might need a helicopter before he retires.