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A Registrar won a tribunal decision.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/registrar-wins-right-to-refuse-gay-weddings-865042.html
Her employers, Islington Council, threatened her with disciplinary action over her request not to officiate at same-sex civil partnerships, due to her religious convictions. She successfully argued this amounted to discrimination against her on religious grounds.
"I am delighted at this decision," Ms Ladele said. "It is a victory for religious liberty, not just for myself but for others in a similar position. Gay rights should not be used as an excuse to bully and harass people over their religious beliefs."
Deborah Orr writes inthe Independent Newspaper her comment on this;
"... why did Ladele's religious beliefs not surface until civil partnerships became part of the mix? Had Ladele not already asked to be exempt from marrying people who had been married already, or had had children already, or had had sexual relations outside marriage already?"
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/deborah-orr/deborah-orr-if-this-registrar-had-christian-views-why-did-she-ever-take-on-the-job-865813.html
The decision is likely to be appealed.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/registrar-wins-right-to-refuse-gay-weddings-865042.html
Her employers, Islington Council, threatened her with disciplinary action over her request not to officiate at same-sex civil partnerships, due to her religious convictions. She successfully argued this amounted to discrimination against her on religious grounds.
"I am delighted at this decision," Ms Ladele said. "It is a victory for religious liberty, not just for myself but for others in a similar position. Gay rights should not be used as an excuse to bully and harass people over their religious beliefs."
Deborah Orr writes inthe Independent Newspaper her comment on this;
"... why did Ladele's religious beliefs not surface until civil partnerships became part of the mix? Had Ladele not already asked to be exempt from marrying people who had been married already, or had had children already, or had had sexual relations outside marriage already?"
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/deborah-orr/deborah-orr-if-this-registrar-had-christian-views-why-did-she-ever-take-on-the-job-865813.html
The decision is likely to be appealed.