Christian registrar wins right to refuse gay civil partnerships
Updated on 10 July 2008
Christian registrar Lillian Ladele wins her tribunal and does not have to perform same-sex civil partnerships.
Christian registrar Lillian Ladele wins her tribunal and does not have to perform same-sex civil partnerships.
She was labelled homophobic and threatened with dismissal by her employers, all because of her religion.
Now a tribunal has agreed with council registrar Lillian Ladele, who claimed she should not have to conduct same-sex civil partnerships because it was against her Christian beliefs.
The case has raised questions about gay and religious rights. Is one more important than the other?
