Northern Ireland: 'Gay cake' row could end up in court

[muriel_volestrangler]

A Christian-run bakery that refused a customer's request to make a cake with a slogan supporting gay marriage could face a discrimination case in court.

Ashers Baking Company declined an order from a gay rights activist, asking for cake featuring the Sesame Street puppets, Bert and Ernie.

The customer also wanted the cake to feature the logo of a Belfast-based campaign group called "Queerspace".

The County Antrim firm could face legal action from the Equality Commission.

The watchdog confirmed it is assisting the customer whose order was refused and has written to the baking company on his behalf.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-28206581

As the article points out, Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where same-sex marriage has not been introduced.

[LuvNewcastle]

1. I appreciate that there is a government entity that stands up

in favor of gay couples who are discriminated against, but I would probably drop it and find another baker if it was me.

We have a new law in Mississippi that allows businesses to discriminate based on their religion. I think the law is abhorrent, but honestly, I prefer to know who I'm doing business with. If they're uptight bigoted assholes, I'd prefer to know it so I won't be spending my money there.

It's a sad thing that we've gotten to this place in our country. Certain people don't want our business and we don't want to give them our money. I don't like it that I feel the way I do about this, but I'd rather spend my money elsewhere and spread the word that they're bigots instead of suing them. It would give me more pleasure to see them go out of business because of their bigotry than it would to win a lawsuit against them.