British Christian Retirement Home Loses City Grant Over Lack Of Openness To Gays

In another clash between Britain's Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations and Christian groups, Pilgrim Home in Brighton plans to bring a religious discrimination challenge to the revocation of a £13,000 grant from Brighton & Hove City Council. Pilgrim Homes advertises itself as operating residential care facilities with a "distinctive Christian ethos." LifeSite News reported last week that the grant revocation came because the home for elderly Christians failed to demonstrate to Council that it is open to the gay and lesbian community. Pilgrim Home says the problem began when its elderly residents did not want to answer a Council questionnaire asking whether they were lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or unsure of their sexuality. Also Council wanted the home to depict homosexuals in its promotional literature.