Not really, if the precedent is set for people to discriminate as long as they're part of a religion, what's to stop people from starting up religions with any "rules" they want?

That's the exact same situation though. :umm2: What's the different between a Catholic homophobe and a Muslim homophobe?

If it goes against his Christian beliefs why should he be forced into it, we can't have "freedom of speech and expression" if only one side is heard, just go somewhere else and stop creating a drama out of it :idc:

And Nivia means snow white in Latin, which is pretty. Well, Nivea, but it's close.

Yes exactly. I bet you wont see britain first moaning about this.

So this guy is a homophobe because he want to follow his Christian beliefs, what does that make the gay couple then?

Public perception.

Oh come on, we had a story here just yesterday about a gay man being thrown off a roof for being gay........ I haven't actually heard a story similar to this one in Ireland, if I did I would post about that too :shrug:

Snow White Printers?

do they do discounts on the letter K if used 3 times?

Oh that's racist :fist: we're out of business already :hehe:

We're not talking about throwing people off roofs, we're talking about a service being refused and the perception of people's religious beliefs being valid or invalid.

No, no discounts. And no cheques or credit.

Whatever twisted perception anyone has is of no concern to me, this relates to religion, political correctness does come into it as here politics and religion clash...
As much as I an against religion if that's how someone lives their life I'm for that, not sure if you noticed that.

LOL... I was thinking of the fairy tale, honest I was.

Yes, everyone who feels an aversion to homosexuality is homophobic, I don't believe homophobia is a strong word though, there are all kinds of homophobes and I'm sure most don't vocalise their dislike so that doesn't bother me as long as nobody is being discriminated.

Ok, that's the only story I've heard recently though with regards to Muslims and gay people and it's a hell of alot worse than this one here :laugh:

If there was a story similar to this one but with a Muslim business I would also post it :P I imagine there's a hell of a lot less Muslim run printers in Ireland then there are Christian ones though so i wouldn't hold my breath!

A homosexual is denied a service on the single basis of a persons personal beliefs that their sexuality is 'wrong' and you somehow flip this into an attack on Christians.

It wouldn't be part of a long standing religious doctrine stretching back through generations and written thousands of years ago.
Anything with views like this wouldn't get off the ground in the modern day.

Look, if I'm not winning this argument, I insist on wrestling for it.

Exactly.

Why did my brain automatically turn that into an image of mud wrestling? :bawling:

no -scared-

But they are following the teaching of their religion, it doesn't automatically follow that they have negative attitudes to gays! Just that perhaps they like to stick to the code laid down by their religion.

It's all this gay talk Jess, messing with your mind. 10 Hail Marys and an Our father

Emphasis on "back then..."

Yes.....I know that

I guess what I'm saying is although I don't agree with the Printer's reasons for not giving work to this person, I have to accept that the printer has the final say in who he gives work to and if through some outdated misguided religious dogma he feels unable to associate with Gay people then that is his problem.

But to try and publicize and call for his business to be ruined or for him to face some kind of legal redress for holding these religious views is also wrong.

You cannot force someone to take an unfamiliar or alien view only educate them so they realise their traditional view is unfair,unjust and has no place in the modern World.