Ireland: Poll Results Reveal Widespread Opposition to Sexual Orientation Regulations
An independent opinion poll commissioned by the Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship has shown that the government’s efforts to push through the new Sexual Orientation Regulations are out of step with public opinion.
by Maria Mackay
Posted: Friday, December 8, 2006

An independent opinion poll commissioned by the Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship has shown that the government’s efforts to push through the new Sexual Orientation Regulations are out of step with public opinion.

More than seven out of 10 in a poll of 1000 adults across Britain agreed with the statement, ‘Any law requiring people to promote homosexual practice should be applied selectively so as to ensure that people with strong religious beliefs are not forced to act against their conscience.’

The government has received widespread criticism for using its direct rule powers in Northern Ireland to fast-track laws making it illegal to discriminate on the grounds of sexual orientation.

LCF criticised the government for ignoring the concerns voiced by many faith groups in Northern Ireland and for failing to grant believers exception to the regulations on grounds of individual conscience. the rest