Stonewall ‘deeply disturbed’ at equality commission U-turn on religious rights

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http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/07/12/stonewall-deeply-disturbed-at-equality-commission-u-turn-on-religious-rights/

Gay rights charity Stonewall has condemned a move by the Equality and Human Rights Commission to intervene in two legal cases where Christians workers refused to serve gay people.

Chief executive Ben Summerskill told PinkNews.co.uk that the body must state clearly that it does not agree that religious beliefs should allow people to discriminate against gays and lesbians.

The EHRC said today that some judgements – such as the case of a Christian registrar who refused to carry out civil partnerships – had been too “narrow” and that it will seek to speak up for religious plaintiffs in upcoming European court hearings.

The body, which in the past has supported legal cases brought by gay people, said compromises should be sought in such cases and “reasonable accommodations” made to allow religious people to “manifest their religion or belief”.

Although the commission also plans to intervene in cases where Christian workers were banned from wearing crosses, EHRC officials have not yet explained how “compromises” could be found in the cases of workers who refuse to deal with gay people.

[msongs]

1. yet xtians scream bloody murder when somebody discriminates against them based on moral opinions nt

[Bluenorthwest]

2. They scream bloody murder if Phelps types are criticized without

a long rider stating that 'not all Christians are like this' and extensive explanations of the goodness of the True Scotsmen, if possible including mention of Catholic Worker and Martin Luther King Jr.

[RetiredTrotskyite]

3. More Xtian Whining and Call For Special Rights

All this is is more pandering to the bigots. If they cannot perform their job without discriminating, then maybe they need to find another job. Tired of hearing the whole "persecution" or "discrimination" whine.