tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post876514802444804389..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: No room at the innnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-44912934400132601352011-01-30T07:09:13.758+00:002011-01-30T07:09:13.758+00:00Liz - I'll take a look!Liz - I'll take a look!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-4320742434324004512011-01-29T22:27:30.334+00:002011-01-29T22:27:30.334+00:00My blog post's up now!
My word verifier is lo...My blog post's up now!<br /><br />My word verifier is lopyroun, which somehow seemed appropriate.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-2490041150194859252011-01-29T13:25:08.284+00:002011-01-29T13:25:08.284+00:00Liz - Ah, now I understand. I'm not well verse...Liz - Ah, now I understand. I'm not well versed enough in Christian beliefs. Or in the Liz mental outlook! The hotel owners clearly don't comprehend this definition of sin....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-40641659200540091292011-01-29T09:12:22.396+00:002011-01-29T09:12:22.396+00:00Okay, nick, sorry, you don't know me well enou...Okay, nick, sorry, you don't know me well enough! <br />In God's eyes all sin - from taking a paper-clip from work to murder - is sin; there aren't degrees of sin. And if you're going to ban homosexuals from your guesthouse then you should ban everyone for we are all sinners.<br />Perhaps I'd better do a blog post ...Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-86805152291044759572011-01-28T21:13:08.239+00:002011-01-28T21:13:08.239+00:00Scarlet - That's okay, I have plenty of time.....Scarlet - That's okay, I have plenty of time....<br /><br />Liz - Er, yes, I find your comment puzzling. Are you serious about homosexuality being the number one sin? As opposed to say, murder or torture?<br /><br />The problem is that we all have different ideas of what amounts to a sin/ outrageous act. But many religious believers insist they and they alone can identify the sinners.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-81304313173212634082011-01-28T19:54:46.611+00:002011-01-28T19:54:46.611+00:00Homosexuality is by far the worst sin. Because the...Homosexuality is by far the worst sin. Because there are, as you know, degrees of sin, and homosexuality ranks at number 1. Fiddling your taxes hardly counts at all because that's barely a sin; I mean everyone does it so it can't be a serious sin.<br /><br />(How well do you know me? Do I have to explain my comment?)Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-32401513808756711862011-01-26T17:10:10.440+00:002011-01-26T17:10:10.440+00:00An incident on Halloween 2006... it's a long s...An incident on Halloween 2006... it's a long story...<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-33917921166388390572011-01-26T17:08:52.687+00:002011-01-26T17:08:52.687+00:00Scarlet - Very well, if you're willing to risk...Scarlet - Very well, if you're willing to risk the emotional consequences. I shall bring some strong sedatives and my first aid kit, in case of emergency.<br /><br />Just out of curiosity, why are your hallway curtains egg-stained?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-30495487297666227532011-01-26T16:37:00.994+00:002011-01-26T16:37:00.994+00:00Oh go on... in private then... behind the egg stai...Oh go on... in private then... behind the egg stained curtains at the end of the hallway... I will be waiting.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-13801158316086546572011-01-26T13:58:23.313+00:002011-01-26T13:58:23.313+00:00Scarlet - Oh, I couldn't possibly reveal my ex...Scarlet - Oh, I couldn't possibly reveal my exotic fetishes to a young lady of such tender sensitivities. It could distress you beyond measure.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-5865898056797966642011-01-26T07:38:45.984+00:002011-01-26T07:38:45.984+00:00To be honest I'm just looking forward to your ...To be honest I'm just looking forward to your next post which I hear is rumoured to be about your strange fetishes and foibles...<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-79138492417292638262011-01-26T07:31:41.124+00:002011-01-26T07:31:41.124+00:00Liz - Sounds like a good solution. And maybe Steve...Liz - Sounds like a good solution. And maybe Steven and Martyn could pray for the hoteliers' souls?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-72252204951874194712011-01-26T05:40:56.238+00:002011-01-26T05:40:56.238+00:00Totally discriminatory on the part of the owners. ...Totally discriminatory on the part of the owners. They should've let the couple stay and then just prayed for their souls. ;)Liz Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794296990587989214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-85118692325131681032011-01-25T18:51:35.544+00:002011-01-25T18:51:35.544+00:00W3 - I'm baffled as to why they decided to run...W3 - I'm baffled as to why they decided to run a hotel when they're so sniffy about what their guests are doing while on the premises.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68959485791111142032011-01-25T15:19:30.164+00:002011-01-25T15:19:30.164+00:00I love to chortle at this obsession of placement o...I love to chortle at this obsession of placement of the naughty bits.<br /><br />Usually from well-closeted whatevers. (case in point preachers in the US, anti-gay rights politicians).<br /><br />The Invisible Cosmic Housekeeper must be rolling on the floor all of the time.<br /><br />I think these B&B Cornish Hens are in the wrong biz dictating the certification and sleeping habits of their paying customers.<br /><br />Wowser!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-59260737307401171092011-01-25T07:42:29.356+00:002011-01-25T07:42:29.356+00:00Tattytiara - I like it! Or if it was against their...Tattytiara - I like it! Or if it was against their religion to serve oldies? Or people living in Penzance? Or hotel owners?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-58609001170270969402011-01-25T07:02:56.185+00:002011-01-25T07:02:56.185+00:00Are we then to assume that they'd just be quie...Are we then to assume that they'd just be quietly accepting if an establishment owner told them that it was against his or her religion to serve Christians?tattytiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408220720084181008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-79627160214372709382011-01-24T22:07:05.797+00:002011-01-24T22:07:05.797+00:00Macy - Exactly. Or would they have been locked int...Macy - Exactly. Or would they have been locked into their single rooms until breakfast?<br /><br />My view is that people should not foist their personal religious beliefs on other people with different beliefs. And the law is right to forbid that attempted compulsion.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-26122759076368197462011-01-24T21:07:28.398+00:002011-01-24T21:07:28.398+00:00After which they could presumably nip down the cor...After which they could presumably nip down the corridor after lights out???<br />Same as unmarried heteros?<br /><br />It's a complicated area where religious beliefs need to coexist with legal rights. I'm not sure that compensation for the gay couple was in order.Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-67345243886296240332011-01-24T20:21:10.801+00:002011-01-24T20:21:10.801+00:00Macy - I've just read another report that says...Macy - I've just read another report that says they were offered single rooms rather than a double room and refused to take them. That makes a bit more sense. The report said that unmarried heterosexuals were also offered single rooms only.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-34414162394232568392011-01-24T20:11:44.897+00:002011-01-24T20:11:44.897+00:00Eryl - I couldn't put it better myself!
Macy ...Eryl - I couldn't put it better myself!<br /><br />Macy - I hadn't read about that aspect of it. Pretty pointless surely, as you can just push the twin beds together! In fact adjacent twin beds are common in Italian hotel rooms. But I don't quite understand why they say they were turned away if they were actually offered a twin bedroom. I'm confused....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-107030855508382392011-01-24T19:49:27.661+00:002011-01-24T19:49:27.661+00:00Nick - I thought the owners were being unduly cens...Nick - I thought the owners were being unduly censorious too, until I read more about this case. Apparently any unmarried couples, whether homosexual or heterosexual were only offered a twin bedded room.<br /><br />The gay couple were offerred a twin room, but chose to go to court instead.<br /><br />I think this makes it a bit more complicated, as they weren't discriminating against anyone rather than adhering to their own strict religious beliefs.Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-27715311546527805612011-01-24T19:11:12.770+00:002011-01-24T19:11:12.770+00:00I hope they do appeal, and it goes all the way to ...I hope they do appeal, and it goes all the way to the House of Lords, and they get crushed. Pompous, dictatorial, selfish fools!Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-42407082719010689122011-01-24T17:10:03.821+00:002011-01-24T17:10:03.821+00:00Ramana - Good point. I think some places still dis...Ramana - Good point. I think some places still display such notices (pubs, cinemas etc). I really don't know what legal rights that allows to the proprietors. But presumably equality laws would override that notice in cases such as the Preddy/Hall one. It would be interesting to see a test case.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-87651759332521685602011-01-24T15:18:17.261+00:002011-01-24T15:18:17.261+00:00There used to be a sign board prominently displaye...There used to be a sign board prominently displayed in all public places like hotels, restaurants, bars etc reading "Rights of admission reserved." I don't see much of that now a days. Is there a law prohibiting such boards? Had the owner displayed this and turned them down, would the court have still given the same verdict?rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.com