Equality chief: Religious are not above the law {uk}

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http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/02/17/equality-chief-religious-are-not-above-the-law/


Phillips said views should be left "at the door of the temple"

The chair of the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission has said religions must defer to the public laws of the state.

Trevor Phillips said the religious should leave their views “at the door of the temple” and be governed by public law when providing public services, Catholic newspaper The Tablet reports.

Mr Phillips also pointed to the case of Catholic Care, which last year lost its bid to be exempted from equality laws which make it illegal to discriminate against gay couples who wish to adopt.

He said agencies should not be able to decide they were “different” and so request different laws.

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1. Excellent. We need the same.

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2. No kidding

I am sick of some of these religious wubfambitzs thinking they are above the law.

[Neoma]

3. Good news for free thinkers too.