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Religious belief is no reason to deny people services – but is there a right to silence?
Davina Cooper, Professor of Law and Political Theory in Kent Law School, has commented on a recent furore over a Northern Ireland bakery’s refusal to make a cake bearing the iced message “support gay marriage”.
She claims this is just the latest in a series of incidents in which conservative Christians have cited religious beliefs as a reason to refuse gay men and lesbians goods and services – from wedding photographs to adoption assistance to guesthouse accommodation.
You can read more of Professor Cooper’s comments in the original article, in The Conversation.
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