{"id":19040,"date":"2016-03-06T22:27:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T02:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=19040"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:29:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:29:25","slug":"gay-case-against-christian-bakery-goes-wobbly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/gay-case-against-christian-bakery-goes-wobbly\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Gay’ Case Against Christian Bakery Goes Wobbly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The anti-discrimination laws intended to protect homosexual consumers in Northern Ireland actually discriminate against Christians, the nation\u2019s most senior lawyer will be allowed to argue in a case against a baker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ashers Baking Co. is appealing a lower court ruling that found the company violated the anti-discrimination protections by refusing to fulfill a customer\u2019s request for a cake celebrating “gay marriage.”