A question of conscience isn’t black and white

Fergus Finlay sees the exercise of conscience as a further means of discrimination against gay people should the referendum be carried and a conscience clause conceded to individuals who may not want to provide services to marrying gay couples.

A question of conscience isn’t black and white

He has providers like hotels, bakeries and stationary companies in mind.

As an opponent of same-sex marriage on the basis of its discrimination against children in favour of adult choices I see his point. I imagine that a lot of people provide everyday services all the time to people they have fundamental ideological differences with.

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