Beliefs: The couple, pictured outside the High Court yesterday, said they were not homophobic but did not recognise civil partnerships between gay couples
Posted on 12/04/2012 4:51:47 PM PST by annalex
A Christian couple facing a foster parenting ban because of their views on homosexuality were told by a court yesterday that gay rights ‘should take precedence’ over their religious beliefs.
Owen and Eunice Johns heard that their values could conflict with the local authority’s duty to ‘safeguard and promote the welfare’ of those in foster care. The grandparents have already fostered 15 children and were praised by social workers as ‘kind and hospitable people’ who ‘respond sensitively’ to youngsters.
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The Pentecostal Christians, who have been carers since 1992, had applied to Derby City Council in 2007 to restart fostering after a break. But social workers raised concerns that their attitudes to homosexuality would conflict with the new Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007.
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Ping to your lists, please.
A lot of foster kids will pay the price for this ruling.
Astonishing !
Unbelievable. Prayers up for these people.
During the case, the Equality and Human Rights Commission argued that children risk being ‘infected’ by Christian moral views. Yesterday the retired couple’s request for a ruling that faith should not be a bar to becoming a carer was denied at the High Court in London. Their case was heard by one of the most senior members of the family court, Lord Justice Munby, who was sitting alongside Mr Justice Beeston. It was ruled that there was no discrimination against them as Christians but that their views on sexual morality may be ‘inimical’ – or harmful – to children. In that situation, they ruled: ‘The equality provisions concerning sexual orientation should take precedence.’
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High Court Judges Lord Justice Munby (left) and Mr Justice Beatson ruled that laws protecting people from discrimination because of their sexual orientation 'should take precedence' over the right not to be discriminated against on religious grounds. |
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God have mercy on Britain.
Yeah, they look like they should be on some sort of terrorist watch list or something. Sheesh!
Done. If only there was a way we could support them.
Dear queen Liz - as monarch and ruler of Great Britain and head of the Church of England just thought you would like to know that there’s something not quite lining up in your courtyard.
Yours,
Descendent of an ex-subject
“America has looked EVIL in the face and embraced it”.
The Judge Eternal would say differently according to the Bible.
Rights don’t trump Christian values, period!
The children will be sent to gay nude reorientation camp
Those judges will burn in hell for denying God and His will. I truly despise the gay lobby. F’n bastards the lot of them.
Unless of course, you are Muslim.
Foster Parents make a lot of money doing this. You can literally be foster parents and never have to work which quite a few do. It is a shame that they will lose their financial health over this stupid ruling.
They look like such nice people. What a rotten shame this was done to them and to the foster kids! I don’t know what this world is coming to.
Is it just me but doesn’t the dude with that white wig that looks like a rat nest. Doesn’t he look a little like Barney Frank?
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