Church was wrong to reject gay club – Telegraaf.nl

Church was wrong to reject gay club – Telegraaf.nl

UTRECHT –

The Evangelical Church of Utrecht (EGU) to adjust the next month its rental policy, decide not to rent rooms or church for everyone, including homosexuals, open up. The Board for the Protection of Human Rights has ruled that the EGU has gone wrong by wanting to rent to a group of young gay

no space.

The working Jong & amp; Out Gay interest COC had last August, the company Zaalverhuur 7 asked whether the so-called lumber that EGU rents, could be used for a weekly meeting on Sunday

At that meeting would be used. together young people who come out of that net. COC got this next hear the room rental “., I them to have to report that we are renting a church building which the church council owns and certain demands on the (type of) rental activities bale” The group could therefore space is not rent, something that according to the Board for the Protection of Human Rights’ unlawful discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation when renting a space. “

The COC is pleased with the ruling. “The good thing is that we now feel free to hire, even if this is a church building is a space,” says Philip Tijsma, spokesman for the COC. He stressed that the group has now found its meeting.

a location for the church is not forced to rent out to the youth the space. “For us it was a matter of principle. Here it was not a good sign of it. It is about young people who are much bullied at school, and then EGU also says again: you are not welcome here “

The Evangelical Church must decide how they now prevents this kind of business within the next month. . “The rental policy can be adjusted so well stated is what can and can not do in the church. Activities that would be blasphemous for example, you do not have in the church, but a group should not exclude you. The EGU have to think what activities she wants in her building. Other options let anyone or stop hiring, “said attorney. Bouter Bart.

The Utrecht city council did last November already know that they are on the basis of sexual orientation was the refusal unacceptable and discriminatory. However, they did nothing to cause to do so, because EGU had to decide

itself on the letting.

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