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Omaha Steve

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1. Judge: ‘Business for profit’ is not religious group

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2015, 09:39 PM

May 2015

Lee, offended, sued.

And on Tuesday, Ashers was found guilty in Belfast County Court of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. The judge said Ashers was a “business for profit” and not a religious group and, while the owners had “genuine, deeply held religious views,” they were not above the law.

Lee had testified that being refused service “left him feeling like a lesser person.” The court awarded him £500 ($775) in damages.

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