[Chloé Palmas]

Originally Posted by ianch99

I think you have got slightly carried away here?

I don't think so. The ability of someone to withdraw their labour or deny their business services to someone because their religion has a problem with the situation will always be contextual. You can not have an absolute here.

I'll have to re-read through the details but as I understand it there was not a specific refusal to allow entry into the store / service altogether. It was just for that very specific issue.

I am yet to reply to Damien's post but if I understand it correctly, the couple were welcome to receive any other goods or service that did not infringe upon the religious rights of the owner. (I'll re-read it and also reply to Damien's post) but they were not denied service / entry from what I know of the case.

BTW, what on earth do you mean by "gay whoring"?

Yeah, that is what I meant by:

Secondly, some of the tone / language of this message may seem tough / crude. In no way is that aimed at you.

And that line was the comment I was referring to - I have no other way that I can think of wording that...in fact to anyone if they can advise, I am all ears.

Basically if someone promotes a cause to such an extent that they are a political one trick pony they pretty much prostitute themselves for the cause...how would you word it? Like Farage was opposed to the EU all his life and still is, Ken Clarke is pro EU but I would never say that calling Clarke "a Eurowhore" is an acceptable turn of phrase, would I? In that instance euro based terms (skeptic and phillic) have been used as a phrase of term, correct?

I don't know how to describe someone that is so obsessed on the one issue that the central plank of their life becomes it but reasonable people can differ on the issue. If you are in favor, you could say that you are fighting for equality. Opposed you could say that you are fighting for religious liberty but when it gets to the obsession that say NARAL / PP have with abortion yet you encompass a broader (entire) political spectrum to it, what do you call it?

Again the language was confusing at best and had elements of vulgarity but I am at a loss to the words to use here, the outward behavior to try _____ for homosexuality - you fill in the blanks and we'll see where this leads?