A Christian-run bakery is to face legal action over its refusal to create a cake featuring a pro-same sex marriage slogan.
The Equality Commission has confirmed that it is taking Northern Ireland-based Ashers Baking Company to court because it declined the order from a pro-gay activist in Belfast. It warned the company that it could face a sexual orientation discrimination case.
In a letter sent to the bakery last week, the Commission warned that it would start legal proceedings unless the company acknowledged that it had been in breach of the law. It said that “the claimant will be seeking only modest damages for the upset and inconvenience caused”, but warned that “failing this, a civil bill will be issued”.
The commission said yesterday that it had now received a reply from the bakery’s solicitors “stating that their view remains unchanged, that their clients have not acted unlawfully”… Read More
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