Gareth Lee launched his initial case against Ashers bakery in 2014, after its owners Daniel and Amy McArthur refused to write ‘support gay marriage’ on a cake for the customer.
In 2018 the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the McArthur family, saying they had the right to refuse to bake a cake with a slogan they didn’t believe in.
Mr Lee is now appealing the decision before the European Court to refute the right of businesses to express religious beliefs.
He argues the owners’ opinions should be separate from a company’s.
The Christian Institute says this latest action is an attack on every person’s right to freedom of expression.
The Christian Institute’s Director Colin Hart said: “If it is wrong to compel an individual baker to say something they do not believe, it is just as wrong to compel a small family bakery. People don’t relinquish fundamental freedoms just because they set up a family company.”
The UK’s highest court judges were unanimous in finding no discrimination on the grounds of religious belief, political opinion or sexual orientation in the case against the Ashers Bakery. They also ruled that equality law does not compel people to say something they profoundly disagree with and the issue was about the message and not the messenger.
Speaking in relation to the Supreme Courts ruling, The Christian Institute’s Deputy Director Simon Calvert said: “They…
… Read More
—
Click Read More to read the rest of the story from our content source/partners – Premier Christianity News.