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Stuart · 24-03-2009, 11:05

There are two sides to this.

The hotel owners do have the right to say who they want to have as guests. However, how far do you allow that? OK, so they are only saying that unmarried couples can't sleep together, and defining a married couple as being a man and a woman.

But, saying that *is* discrimination. People don't' seem too bothered that two Homosexuals are not allowed to sleep together, but would they feel the same if the hotel had said "No Black Couples"? OK, so that's a little extreme, but the concept is the same. You are refusing to allow people to sleep together based purely on some biological condition that they have no control over.

Having said that, I still think the way the Homosexual couple has acted is wrong. The hotel's rules are *clearly* stated, so they should have picked another hotel.

24-03-2009, 11:05	#58
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Homosexual couple sue Christian hotel owners for refusing them a double room There are two sides to this. The hotel owners do have the right to say who they want to have as guests. However, how far do you allow that? OK, so they are only saying that unmarried couples can't sleep together, and defining a married couple as being a man and a woman. But, saying that is discrimination. People don't' seem too bothered that two Homosexuals are not allowed to sleep together, but would they feel the same if the hotel had said "No Black Couples"? OK, so that's a little extreme, but the concept is the same. You are refusing to allow people to sleep together based purely on some biological condition that they have no control over. Having said that, I still think the way the Homosexual couple has acted is wrong. The hotel's rules are clearly stated, so they should have picked another hotel.