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Originally Posted by kizzy

Was the B&B advertised as christian? Were the couple made aware on booking that this was a policy of the establishment that same sex couples could only book a twin room?
Why wait untill they arrive for their stay to insult and embarrass them....
They were well within their rights to take them to court if the owners were hiding behind religion to cover their bigotry.

It was yes. I actually sympathise with the Christian couple, I remember reading about this story when it first came out a couple of years ago and the Christians did advertise clearly on their website that they have strong beliefs and so the double room would only be available to married couples, the gay couple also used a fake name in booking it I believe. Part of me thinks that if you're offering up your own home as a B&B should people require it the you're providing a service, and as such should have the right to set the terms of using that service

But then I suppose if you'rerunning a public business it's not fair to discriminate with that, I don't know but I don't think it's a black and white issue