Two Christian guesthouse owners, who were penalised for their rooming policy based on their Christian beliefs about marriage, lost their appeal in the UK Supreme Court in early December.
Civil partners Martin Hall and Steven Preddy took legal action against owners Peter and Hazelmary Bull after they refused to offer them a double room in accordance with their ‘married couples only’ policy. The policy had been applied consistently to both unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples.
The Bulls are reported to be selling their business after having great difficulty heating their home, and even eating properly, last winter due to the fine imposed on them by the courts. Reactions were mixed in the general media, but one hardened journalist, who does not share the Bulls’ beliefs, thinks it is a shame they have been taken to court by ‘equality campaigners’.
