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| | His annual salary was reduced from £35,000 to £21,000 (about $26,000). | | His annual salary was reduced from £35,000 to £21,000 (about $26,000). |
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| − | The decision meant that Smith's wife and two children were reduced to severe hardship. Smith appealed to a county judge but the court upheld the decision.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2052319/Adrian-Smith-demoted-backing-gay-marriage-criticising-new-law-Facebook.html</ref> | + | The decision meant that Smith's wife and two children were reduced to severe hardship. Smith appealed to a county judge but the court upheld the decision.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2052319/Adrian-Smith-demoted-backing-gay-marriage-criticising-new-law-Facebook.html</ref> |
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| | In 2013, Christian activists tried to rent a room there for a heterosexual couple, and were refused, on the grounds that it was for lesbians only. They complained to the Equality and Human Rights Commission and asked for legal aid to bring a prosecution, but were refused. There are 23 other homosexual B&Bs in Cornwall listed on one website. No such establishment has ever been prosecuted for "discrimination". | | In 2013, Christian activists tried to rent a room there for a heterosexual couple, and were refused, on the grounds that it was for lesbians only. They complained to the Equality and Human Rights Commission and asked for legal aid to bring a prosecution, but were refused. There are 23 other homosexual B&Bs in Cornwall listed on one website. No such establishment has ever been prosecuted for "discrimination". |
| | <ref>https://pinkuk.com/venues/bandb/</ref><ref> | | <ref>https://pinkuk.com/venues/bandb/</ref><ref> |
| − | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10320111/Christian-BandB-owners-Hazelmary-and-Peter-Bull-forced-to-sell-up.html
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| | The verdict was queried by the group Christians in Parliament who protested about the demands of homosexuals taking precedence over the traditional rights of Christians.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9105996/Britain-failing-to-stand-up-for-Christians-say-MPs.html</ref> | | The verdict was queried by the group Christians in Parliament who protested about the demands of homosexuals taking precedence over the traditional rights of Christians.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9105996/Britain-failing-to-stand-up-for-Christians-say-MPs.html</ref> |