ICC Note:
Christian owner of a bed and breakfast in the UK appeared in court yesterday for refusing a gay couple to share a room. Due to the content of the case, threats have been made against the owner for exercising their right to religious freedom.
9/18/2012 United Kingddom (The Christian Institute) – A Christian bed and breakfast owner appeared in court yesterday after being sued by a homosexual couple.
The case began after Susanne Wilkinson refused to let Michael Black and John Morgan share a double room at her B&B in 2010.
Mrs Wilkinson, 56, says her faith is not restricted to Sundays and that it affects “every area” of her day-to-day life.
After the case first hit the headlines Mrs Wilkinson and her husband were inundated with hate mail, including a hand-delivered note threatening to torch their house.
Mrs Wilkinson, whose case was heard at Reading County Court yesterday, said: “All we ever wanted was to be able to live and work in keeping with our faith.
“Christianity isn’t just something we do in church on a Sunday – it affects every area of our life, including our home and our business. Surely there is room for that in modern British life.”
Mrs Wilkinson, who runs the Swiss B&B in Cookham, is being supported by The Christian Institute’s Legal Defence Fund.
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