July 17, 2004
The New Forrest Law
I'm sure Tom Forrest never thought he would be thrust into the national limelight over the rules of his bed and breakfast. Nor did he expect to still be in it three weeks later. He has now become the whipping boy of the sodomy lobby.
The Deputy Women's Minister Jaqui Smith has announced a new piece of legislation prohibiting discrimination in the provision of goods and services to homosexuals. You might think that sounds silly. After all, who would know that an individual in receipt of good or services is a homosexual? And who would care?
No, what she means is that anyone providing goods and services will have to provide them on demand to homosexual couples. She said, "We are determined to press on with ensuring that same-sex couples get the opportunity to gain legal recognition of their relationships - and the equality and dignity they deserve."
In other words, it is the policy of this Government to defy the laws of God and nature, and create an Orwellian alternate universe where anything must be called a family. Everyone must conform.
The new legislation will be drafted by the new Equality and Human Rights Commission. It is the remit of this new super-quango to hunt down discrimination where it can find it in every walk of life.
Mr Forrest told the Daily Mail, "Everyone should have the right to decide who they let stay in their property. My guesthouse is also my home - but I would rather close down than yield to a law like this."
He has been the butt of jokes and the bugbear of newspaper columnists. But as they say, there's no such thing as bad publicity. If he has to close down, it would not be for lack of business. He said that his bookings have "gone through the roof" since he banned the the Romans 1:27 couple.