Christian Registrar wins Civil partnerships challenge
A registrar who objected to conducting civil partneships has won her Industrial Tribunal case against Islington Council for discrimination of the grounds of religious belief and harrassment. Lillian Ladele described it as:
“…a victory for religious liberty, not just for myself but for others in a similar position to mine. Gay rights should not be used as an excuse to bully and harass people over their religious beliefs,”
Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell described the decision as a:
“violation of human rights”
I’m fully supportive of the rights of gay people to have civil unions – or marriage even. However if a registrar really is opposed to it I see no problem in letting another registrar conduct the ceremony if one is available. It harms no-one, the gay couple get betrothed, the god-botherer doesn’t have to officiate, and everyone is happy.
Of course, if the god-botherer happens to be the only registrar available then they should, if you’ll pardon the expression, bend over and take it. It’s their job.
Surely the point at hand is the fact that due to a change in law re civil partnerships brought her new job responsibilities into conflict with her religious beliefs. That being the case she is clearly right to ‘conscientiously object’ and the Council should facilitate that.
dj75
If her job is in conflict with her personal beliefs then she should resign and find a job that allows her to be as narrow minded as she could care to be
Maybe Iris is hiring?
Rory, thanks for definition of paedophilia. I can ogle 15 year olds again (female) with a clear conscience.Seriously though interesting stuff. And I want to make it clear to steve that Pancho’s horse is a stallion. In retrospect perhaps bestiality is a better example of another sexual perversion than paedophilia. It doesn’t have the queers spitting venom.
In retrospect perhaps bestiality is a better example of another sexual perversion than paedophilia. It doesn’t have the queers spitting venom.
Posted by Pancho’s Horse on Jul 11, 2008 @ 09:07 PM
Now Now Pancho, your only going to make the farmers anger next.
It has always seemed to me that people who use language that they expect and hope to be offensive in regards to sexuality are very uncertain and worried about their own sexuality. Whistling in the dark comes to mind.
Well,joe,I have to admit that I am worried about my sexuality and have often whistled in the dark but I have good friends who are and have been in a queer relationship for 30+ years. I can’t understand it and although I rail against it, I don’t know why. We are only on this earth 3score and ten so do what turns you on. I was lucky to prefer women, let it rest.
Finally, Ed, I can agree with you. Let it rest.
Isnt it strange that elsewhere on Slugger we have people railing and demanding a police investigation into incitement to hatred for a shop selling ‘fenian flags to burn’ but here we have the most aggressive and appalling comnments on homosexuals and it all largely passes as accepted debate?
cynic, right on baby. We have our priorities right.