that you shouldn't open a hotel if you only want straight married couples to stay in it?

[JoanofArgos]

www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/14/christian-couple-barred-gay-couple-shut-hotel

Horrid old bigots, say I.

I would like any one of my three gay vicar friends to book a room and see what they have to say about that. Or perhaps they could all book into the same room.

AmuminScotland: "unhappyshopper - I'm sure if you booked a stay in guyzhotel and then were turned away for not being gay, you'd have exactly the same recourse to the courts for compensation as the couple in the above article."

Actually no. It's doesn't go both ways. It is completely legal for a gay establishment to turn away straights.

No onimolap, it's not. There's a Guardian story about it today:

G-A-Y

and they won't have to watch gayers snogging over the shitey breakfast.

Don't lets even get started on gay vicars. Wrong wrong and thrice wrong.

I'll be sure to pass that on, friedtoacrisp. I guess they forgot to check with you and your heavenly hotline before embarking a life of service to their parishoners.

Don't let's even get started on thrice...

Correct me if I'm wrong.

According to christians god made man, so therefore god made homosexuals. So why do some people think it's okay to discriminate against homosexuals?

I go to gay/lesbian cafes and bars all the time. Usually with dh and dd. I would be flabbergasted if anyone ever said I shouldn't 'parade my straightness' so no it's not one rule for some - it's the same rule for everyone.

And can I recommend the hummus/salad platter at First Out in Holborn? Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Friedtoacrisp - are you also against females being in a role of authority in a church?

Love that link bitoffun.

As others have said - not all Christians think that there is anything wrong with homosexuality. Think those that do just shout louder.

ChaoticAngel I think it's some nonsense involving the bad imaginary fairy, free will and people being afraid of their own urges.

friedtoacrisp - I don't know many vicars proably met about 5 in my whole life and 2 of them were gay from a small northern town. In Thw parisoners did't give a hoot as they were brilliant vicars.

Tsk LG, it's that compulsion to PARADE that's affecting you. I bet you go for weekends away and all sorts.

You know Dawn French's sister is apparently a vicar? And a lesbian?

I still want to know how they tell.

If DP and I (unmarried) phoned up to make a booking, presumably they would say "OK, £75 please". When we turned up they would see no wedding rings. Would they then turn us away, or insist that we had single rooms? What if the single rooms were all full?

I see no reason why a gay couple wouldn't genuinely book intothis hotel - This place page gives no hint whatsoever of christian non-bed-sharing beliefs.
And as for that 'guyz' hotel, it doesn't actually say they won't admit straight guests - it says they welcome all thier guests - however a straight guest would know what to expect and could hardly complain that gay men were coming and coming again all night . Better trades descriptions, you might say, than not advertsising the christian-nuttery in Cornwall! And has been said - if they are runnung a commercial business, a straight guest could take out a discrimination case. That IS equality.

I would like to clarify that by Chritian nuttery I mean peple employing christianity as the hotel owners do - not the millions of normal nice tolerant reasonable christians!

No, for reals! My friend's parents go to her church somewhere in Oxfordshire. Apparently.

Where here does it indicate to me that I can't stay here because I am not married?

It sounds very nice and welcoming - as the couple in question found, they even allow dogs.

x-posts with Blu

Can unmarried dog couples stay?