Religious beliefs more important than same-sex unions in London Employment dispute
”Islington Council rightly considered the importance of the right of the gay community not to be discriminated against but did not consider the right of Miss Ladele as a member of a religious group. It decided that the service it provided was secular and that the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual community must be protected. In so acting, Islington Council took no notice of the rights of Miss Ladele by virtue of her orthodox Christian beliefs.”
From the ruling of the Central London Employment Tribunal in favor of a religious discrimination complaint brought by, Lillian Ladele, a civil registrar who refused to conduct gay weddings as part of her job in Islington because she says same-sex unions are “sinful.” (Telegraph.co.uk)
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