The Persecution website reports that the Supreme Court in England this week rejected the appeal application of a Christian registrar disciplined because of her opposition to civil partnerships.
The court refused to grant Lillian Ladele permission to challenge a previous ruling, which found she had not been discriminated against by Islington Council in north London when it had disciplined her for refusing to conduct same-sex civil partnership registrations.
Ms. Ladele, who worked as a registrar for the council for 16 years, refused to conduct the ceremonies for same-sex couples because she felt doing so went against her "religious conscience."
An Appeal Court had ruled in December, 2009 that it was Ms. Ladele who had broken the law by refusing to serve someone because of their sexuality -- illegal under Labor's 2007 Sexual Orientation Regulations.
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