Personally I fail to understand the point of anti-discrimination laws if certain groups are allowed to carry on discriminating. This to me is the bottom line. I fully understand that Catholic adoption agencies might have an issue with accepting adoption requests from single sex couples, but in the end they are providing a public service and should be subject to the same discrimination laws as every other organisation. If the Church cannot provide a service without discriminating then it shouldn’t be providing the service at all. According to the BBC the Prime Minister now seems to be coming round. Alan Johnson, who has been vocal throughout the debate said yesterday, “I am convinced that I don’t see a case for exemption and I don’t think the Prime Minister does.” Perhaps the PM read Andy Dunbar’s brilliant piece on this very website, or maybe not. Either way, it looks like the Cabinet are determined to face down the Church.
26/01/2007 at 12:13 |
Perhaps we should stop discriminating on people’s wealth as well? Anyone should be able to go into a shop and buy something regardless of the amount of money they have..? Where do you draw the line of discrimination?