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08/07/2014
A bakery in Northern Ireland could be facing legal action after it refused a request from a customer to make a cake supporting gay marriage rights.
Asher's Bakery, located in Newtownabbey, received an order from a Mr Gareth Lee which asked for a cake to feature the Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie. He also wanted the logo of his campaign group, 'QueerSpace' to be printed on the cake, as well as the slogan "support gay marriage".
After taking the request to the company directors of the bakery, a decision was made to decline the order. The McArthur family, who own the bakery, explained that the request conflicted with their Christian beliefs.
In a statement to The Christian Institute, Asher's General Manager, Daniel McArthur said: "The directors and myself looked at it and considered it and thought that this order was at odds with our beliefs. The following Monday we rang up the customer to let him know we couldn't take his order."
The Christian Institute has said it supports the bakery, however, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has contacted the company to tell them they could now face legal action because of their refusal.
It claims the bakery has broken the law by discriminating against Mr Lee on the grounds of sexual orientation. In a statement, the Commission added: "In this case the commission has granted assistance to the complainant, and has written to the company concerned on his behalf.
"The commission will consider any response before taking further action."
(JP/MH)
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NI Bakery In 'Gay Marriage' Cake Row
A bakery in Northern Ireland could be facing legal action after it refused a request from a customer to make a cake supporting gay marriage rights.
Asher's Bakery, located in Newtownabbey, received an order from a Mr Gareth Lee which asked for a cake to feature the Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie. He also wanted the logo of his campaign group, 'QueerSpace' to be printed on the cake, as well as the slogan "support gay marriage".
After taking the request to the company directors of the bakery, a decision was made to decline the order. The McArthur family, who own the bakery, explained that the request conflicted with their Christian beliefs.
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In a statement to The Christian Institute, Asher's General Manager, Daniel McArthur said: "The directors and myself looked at it and considered it and thought that this order was at odds with our beliefs. The following Monday we rang up the customer to let him know we couldn't take his order."
The Christian Institute has said it supports the bakery, however, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has contacted the company to tell them they could now face legal action because of their refusal.
It claims the bakery has broken the law by discriminating against Mr Lee on the grounds of sexual orientation. In a statement, the Commission added: "In this case the commission has granted assistance to the complainant, and has written to the company concerned on his behalf.
"The commission will consider any response before taking further action."
(JP/MH)
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