Church group challenges new law banning discrimination of gays

Church groups are to challenge in court gay rights legislation that would make it illegal for hotels to turn away guests because of their sexuality.

Christian organisations say that the regulations interfere with religious belief and are seeking a judicial review of the regulations in Northern Ireland, where they took effect this month, before similar moves planned for the rest of the United Kingdom.

An attempt to scrap the regulations in Northern Ireland failed in the Lords last night by 199 to 68, a majority of 131. Read more