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Christian B&B owners ordered to pay gay couple $4,500 in damages

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GRAND FORKS, British Columbia , July 19, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Christian owners of a bed and breakfast in British Columbia have been ordered to pay around $4,500 in damages after they refused to rent a room to a homosexual couple. Brian Thomas and Shaun Eadie had reserved a room at the Riverbend B&B in Grand Forks in June 2009, but owners Les and Susan Molnar cancelled the reservation after realizing they were homosexual. Was this another sting like Stonewall in the UK? Most likely! Shaun Eadie and Brian Thomas “To allow a gay couple to share a bed in my Christian home would violate my Christian beliefs and would cause me and my wife great distress,” Lee explained in tribunal documents. Thomas and Eadie filed a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal , which ruled in their favour on Tuesday. Tribunal member Enid Marion  ordered  the Molnars to “ cease and desist the discriminatory conduct,” though they closed the B&B down in September 20...

Kansas law would force churches to host same-sex ‘weddings,’ receptions

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Official seal of South Hutchinson, Kansas (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Official seal of Hutchinson, Kansas (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) HUTCHINSON, KANSAS , – A proposed ordinance in one of the nation’s most conservative states would force churches to rent their property out for same-sex “weddings” and receptions. It would also force any public venue to allow people to use showers, restrooms, and locker-rooms based on their “ gender identity ,” rather than their “sex at birth.” The city council of Hutchinson, Kansas, is considering enacting a new statute adding sexual orientation and sexual identity to the city’s non-discrimination policy in all public accommodations. The measure would specifically include churches that rent their property to the public. “If a church has a parish hall that they rent out to the general public, they could not discriminate against a gay couple who want to rent the building for a party,” such as a same-sex ceremony or reception, according to a  city FAQ ...

Elderly B&B couple still in limbo after refusing lodgings to 2 homosexual men

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Image via Wikipedia KELOWNA, British Columbia , October 20, 2011 – A complaint by two homosexual men , who say they were “ discriminated against” when an elderly retired couple refused them lodgings at their Bed & Breakfast (B&B) in 2009, was heard by B.C.’s Human Rights Tribunal yesterday.  Smith, the Molnar’s lawyer, told LifeSiteNews that a decision had not been reached yesterday, and that it might take until the new year. “All of the evidence is in and the arguments have been made and Madame Chair Enid Marion has reserved [judgment],” he said. “She indicated to us that they are very backed up and short of staff and she is going to do her best but it could be two to three months.” In June of 2009, Shaun Eadie and Brian Thomas, two homosexual males, made reservations by phone at the Riverbend B&B in Grand Forks , B.C. operated by Les and Susan Molnar in their own home. After Mr. Molnar learned that Mr. Eadie and Mr. Thomas were two  Image via Wikipedia ...