A printing company in Ireland has turned down a business order because it was made by a man who wanted invitations printed to celebrate his civil partnership.Beulah Print and Design of Drogheda, County Louth refused the commission from Jonathon Brennan because the staff were "Bible-believing Christians" who did not support same-sex marriage.
Mr Brennan, 29, a businessman, told the Irish Independent he was "infuriated and shocked". He had been a client of the printing company for four years. He is due to celebrate a civil partnership with his long-term partner John Kierans in August.
Mike O'Leary, a co-founder of Beulah Print and Design, told the BBC that he did not hold a "morally neutral" attitude towards homosexuality, although he accepted that some people did practise it. ...
Paul Fountain | 1/30/2009
