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British Town Restores Funding To Christian Home In Settlement

By Howard M. Friedman

The London Telegraph reported yesterday that a British town has agreed to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit that was filed against it by Pilgrim Homes. As reported earlier, Brighton & Hove City Council revoked of a £13,000 grant to the local Pilgrim Home after it refused to comply with Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations. The city wanted the Christian home for the elderly to periodically ask its residents about their sexual orientation and to picture gays in its promotional literature. Its elderly Christian residents objected to the questionnaire. Now Council has promised to restore the funding and withdraw its charges of "institutional homophobia"against the Home. The Home will ask potential residents about their sexual orientation when they apply (but not after that), on the understanding that they have the right to refuse to answer.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on February 08, 2009 (boomark / email).