Gay rights should not trump freedom of conscience - UK tribunal
Mrs Ladele, who is now expected to return to work, wept as she told the tribunal that her bosses ordered her to perform the ceremonies or face dismissal for gross misconduct. She said: “I felt harassed and victimised. I was being picked on a daily basis.” She added: “This 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.” ~ Times (UK), July 11
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Comments (2)Mal said...Australia | Friday, 11 July 2008 at 4:46 pm David Page said...Lillian Ladele gamed the system. No victory was achieved here. As is always the case, the precedent is the problem. I wonder what Pandora’s box will be opened when other religious groups decide that their religious law is more important than the laws of their adopted country. England should realize that the first rule of getting out of a hole is to stop digging. United States | Sunday, 13 July 2008 at 12:53 pm Page 1 of 1 : New comment |
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A British registrar who was harassed and discriminated against after she refused to carry out same-sex civil partnership ceremonies has won a key legal battle. An employment tribunal found that the borough council for which she worked showed no respect for Lillian Ladele’s rights “by virtue of her orthodox Christian beliefs”. The tribunal decided that gay rights should not be allowed to “trump” the rights of those with religious beliefs and said that the council’s other registrars were able to provide a “first-class” service to same-sex couples without Mrs Ladele’s involvement.
At last some good news from Britain! I believe that all these newly gained ‘rights’ should never override existing individual and social rights that have served the British well for many generations. Many of us have observed that militant advocates for the new rights have been trying to manipulate the various systems in order to ensure that their rights make others’ existing rights obsolete. Three cheers to this employment tribunal. Now we need to fight to re-assert adoptee’s rights to be placed in a well balanced home. Adopter’s rights should not take precedence here.