nice compensation cake in the oven

[vetran]

BBC News - Ashers Baking Company: 'Gay cake' row could end up in court

A Christian-run bakery that refused a customer's request to make a cake with a slogan supporting gay marriage could face a discrimination case in court.

Ashers Baking Company declined an order from a gay rights activist, asking for cake featuring the Sesame Street puppets, Bert and Ernie.

The customer also wanted the cake to feature the logo of a Belfast-based campaign group called "Queerspace".

The County Antrim firm could face legal action from the Equality Commission.

The watchdog confirmed it is assisting the customer whose order was refused and has written to the baking company on his behalf.

sounds like a set up.

[original PM]

we have been here before - and it will go nowhere.

As a business owener you are entitled to deal with whom you please - if you wish to be racist homophobic etc then fine but it is your customers you are pushing away.

Think it's about time some of these protest groups woke up and smelled the roses!

[vwdan]

As a business owener you are entitled to deal with whom you please - if you wish to be racist homophobic etc then fine but it is your customers you are pushing away.

What - that's demonstrably untrue, not to mention that we have already been somewhere similar and the complainants won:

BBC News - Gay snub Cornish B&B owners lose Supreme Court appeal

[d000hg]

vwdan beat me to it. Companies are NOT allowed to discriminate even if it is their own profits that would be hurt.

Does sound like a set up though. Find a company who won't do what you want, and then milk it for publicity.

Although conversely in that part of the world it could also be good publicity for the bakery!

Although in NI the laws are different so I'm not sure which rules apply.

[Clare@InTouch]

I can absolutely understand the point, but this bit:

"It asked us to propose how we would recompense the customer for this discrimination"

sounds like they wanted a pay out rather than an apology.

[d000hg]

I can absolutely understand the point, but this bit:

"It asked us to propose how we would recompense the customer for this discrimination"

sounds like they wanted a pay out rather than an apology.

Yeah, but that's legal people getting involved. They probably want a slice of the pie.

[tractor]

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BBC News - Ashers Baking Company: 'Gay cake' row could end up in court




sounds like a set up.

I smell Tatchell here somewhere....

[d000hg]

Maybe offer them a dozen complimentary fairy cakes.

[EternalOptimist]

Maybe offer them a dozen complimentary fairy cakes.

they dont want cakes. they want the dough

[vetran]

I smell Tatchell here somewhere....

Now there is a person I wouldn't be surprised if he was a good friend of Cyril & Leon!

very shifty looking bloke.