What are the main problems with the Regulations (doesnt regulation 14 (the religious exemption) provide all the protection Christians need)?
There are a number of problems with the Regulations (many of which are set out in greater detail below). For example: 1) The Regulations automatically assume that homosexual civil partnerships are fully equivalent to heterosexual marriages and therefore it is assumed that any discrimination (in the provision of goods and services) between married couples and homosexual civil partners is illegal[4]. 2) There is a crucial gap in the protection of vicars and ministers[5] so that it will be illegal for them to teach their congregation that they should follow the Bibles teaching on sexual morality even where this conflicts with the SORs[6]. For example, it would be illegal for a vicar to cite the example of the Christian printing company and then say it is better to follow the Bibles teaching and risk being sued than to be complicit in sin by printing leaflets promoting gay pride. 3) There is no protection for individuals to guarantee their freedom of conscience the only exemption for relig
