Bakers refuse Gay wedding cake - update: Supreme Court rules in favour of Bakers

A case involving a Christian bakery, which refused to make a cake with a slogan supporting same-sex marriage, has been referred to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

Gareth Lee tried but failed to order the £36.50 cake at Ashers bakery in Belfast in May 2014.

The company declined the order as it was "at odds" with its beliefs.

Last year, the firm won its appeal at the UK Supreme Court, which ruled its actions were not discriminatory.

Mr Lee's latest legal bid will argue that the Supreme Court "failed to give appropriate weight" to him under the European Convention of Human Rights.(LINK)
Absolutely mental - I am sure that Mr Lee's solicitor is doing this on a Pro Bono basis but aren't there other, perhaps more pressing human rights problems in Northern Ireland?

The sooner Ireland is united the better.
 
Absolutely mental - I am sure that Mr Lee's solicitor is doing this on a Pro Bono basis but aren't there other, perhaps more pressing human rights problems in Northern Ireland?

The sooner Ireland is united the better.

Not sure what has to do with anything. Besides, you dont wanna think of the murdering that will go on in a united Ireland lol.
 
Not sure what has to do with anything. Besides, you dont wanna think of the murdering that will go on in a united Ireland lol.
Aren't there other, perhaps more pressing human rights problems in Northern Ireland?
But you are probably right, the lunatic Protestants would probably go on a killing spree if Ireland were to be reunited :(

Still, on the positive side, they wouldn't be propping up an equally lunatic Tory Government in Great Britain :)
 
But you are probably right, the lunatic Protestants would probably go on a killing spree if Ireland were to be reunited :(

Still, on the positive side, they wouldn't be propping up an equally lunatic Tory Government in Great Britain :)

The thread is about a cake, a gay cake!
 
Just to throw more righteous (or wrongful) stuff on the fire, who wants to say anything about the Norwich bus driver, who recently refused to drive a bus with gay pride rainbow colours on its number, saying, “This bus promotes homosexuality, and I refuse to drive it.”
He’s been suspended, and an investigation is under way, so the pitchfork brigades can take it easy.
 
Just to throw more righteous (or wrongful) stuff on the fire, who wants to say anything about the Norwich bus driver, who recently refused to drive a bus with gay pride rainbow colours on its number, saying, “This bus promotes homosexuality, and I refuse to drive it.”
He’s been suspended, and an investigation is under way, so the pitchfork brigades can take it easy.

Bus driver works for, and therefore represents, a company who likely don’t want to be associated with homophobia, so suspension is correct.

Owners of cake bakers don’t want to make a cake supporting homosexuals - fine, it’s your company. People who disagree can boycott the business.

If only it could be this simple.
 
Bus driver works for, and therefore represents, a company who likely don’t want to be associated with homophobia, so suspension is correct.

Owners of cake bakers don’t want to make a cake supporting homosexuals - fine, it’s your company. People who disagree can boycott the business.

If only it could be this simple.

What happened to the days if you didn't like a service or company, go somewhere that will satisfy your needs. Not this present day where we must destroy your reputation publicly, livelihood and opportunities and it still wont end there.

All I ever see now when something doesn't go their way, straight to twitter, the press for fees of the story, vilify them through social media, try and get it to court then in between all that to destroy their names and character. Just like the "meetoo" thing.
 
Bus driver works for, and therefore represents, a company who likely don’t want to be associated with homophobia, so suspension is correct.

Owners of cake bakers don’t want to make a cake supporting homosexuals - fine, it’s your company. People who disagree can boycott the business.

If only it could be this simple.
How is that homophobia?

You know you can be against pride (or not even against it per se, just not wanting to be seen advocating it) and not be homophobic. Maybe, he would prefer a culture that rather than celebrating the things we’re born as/with (gender, race, sexual preference) that don’t take any effort to attain or rather aren’t something you achieve. He’d rather promote a society in which we celebrate what people do and what they achieve.

Ultimately it seems quite narcissistic. “I’m going to celebrate my hairline not receding, or being naturally good looking, or intelligent, or how big I am downstairs”. Celebrating those makes you seem arrogant, because they are ‘gifts’ so to speak. They aren’t achieved. Apparently celebrating some other things is ok.
 
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