Peers voted 216 to 178 in favor of Lady O'Cathain's amendment to retain an exemption for religious groups to equality employment laws.
Reacting to the result, Lady O'Cathain said Tuesday: "I know that very many Christians were praying that justice would prevail as the House of Lords voted on this important issue. Many also wrote wise, sensitive letters to peers, seeking to persuade them of our case.
"We give thanks to God for the outcome, and we continue to pray for our Government, as Scripture exhorts us to do, that God would bless their counsels."
The Christian Institute's Mike Judge commented, "The prayers of thousands of Christians and letter writing to peers was key to protecting our freedom."
"Surely churches should be free to employ people whose conduct is consistent with church teaching. Surely that's not asking too much," Judge added. "It's called freedom of association, and it's a key liberty in any democratic society. The fact that the Government couldn't see this will concern many Christians."
Source: Christian Post | Jenna Lyle
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