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British town stops anti-gay bigots from proselytizing to children



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You have the right to be a bigot. You don't have the right to the government helping you foist your bigoted views on innocent children. If you can't accept all kids for who they are, and are willing to put a child at risk of suicide because of your disdain for them, then perhaps you should find another outlet for your bigotry than risking the life and livelihood of a child. Feel free to be a bigot, but don't be so selfish as to your bigotry about the best interests of children.

BBC:

Lord Justice Munby 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.

They said that if children were placed with carers who objected to homosexuality and same-sex relationships, "there may well be a conflict with the local authority's duty to 'safeguard and promote the welfare' of looked-after children".
Pray tell, would this couple also like the right to tell Jewish foster kids that they're going to burn in hell unless they accept Christ? Because that's what the effect of them winning in court would be.

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