MorphRC Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 LONDON (AFP) - It was a true clash of cultures. Stephen Nock, a gay man from London, assumed it would be a matter of routine to book a double room at a remote Scottish guest house for himself and his long-term partner. But Tom Forrest, owner of the bed-and-breakfast accommodation in the Scottish Highlands, where a sometimes stern Presbyterian spirit remains strong, had other ideas. He would be happy to rent the couple a room with twin beds at the guest house in the village of Kinlochewe, "but we will not condone your perversion" with a double bed, he wrote in an e-mail, the Times newspaper said Wednesday. Angry at the response, Nock replied by suggesting that Forrest was bigoted. "Bigot? No. Respect for other guests," came the reply. "Homophobic? No, I have no hatred or fear of poofs, etc -- I just do not approve of unnatural acts being performed in my home." Nock in return asked the Scottish tourism board to remove the guesthouse from a list of recommended accommodation on its website, saying that the prejudice had "depressed" him, the report said. The tourism board asked the guest house owner to act differently, but he has refused to back down, saying he ran a "respectable" establishment. "I have had bent people coming to stay, but they have had a twin room and respect our wishes," Forrest was quoted as saying. [b]Wednesday June 30, 12:07 AM[/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 Well, now we know where to stay in Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thicke Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 [quote name='homeschoolmom' date='Jun 30 2004, 08:22 AM'] Well, now we know where to stay in Scotland. [/quote] Yeah sure.... [quote]where a sometimes stern Presbyterian spirit remains strong, had other ideas[/quote] Just don't let them find out you're a "papist".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtins Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 good for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traichuoi Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 :thumb: (my new favorite avatar) oh yea, i've never heard of referring to gay people as "bent"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theculturewarrior Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 They remind me of hobbits for some reason. Apart from the cursing the innkeeper reminded me of Samwise's old gaffer, or the inkeeper in Bree (whose name escapes me right now.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorphRC Posted July 1, 2004 Author Share Posted July 1, 2004 [quote name='curtins' date='Jul 1 2004, 12:13 AM'] good for him [/quote] I guess hes never heard of '[i]Political Correctness[/i]' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusader1234 Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Chances are if you stayed there the guy wouldn't let us stay because we're Catholic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 If I ran an inn thats what I'd do. I'd do the same for unmarried heterosexual couples, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusader1234 Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Thats less recognizably sinful though. But yeah if I owned a hotel I'd feel responsible for the guests... even moreso if its a guest house or a B&B, since thats in the same house I sleep in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorphRC Posted July 1, 2004 Author Share Posted July 1, 2004 [quote name='IcePrincessKRS' date='Jul 1 2004, 04:25 PM'] If I ran an inn thats what I'd do. I'd do the same for unmarried heterosexual couples, too. [/quote] I agree. But since its a gay couple, its now 'discrimination'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusader1234 Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Well even if its heterosexual its still discrimination - discrimination against sin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorphRC Posted July 1, 2004 Author Share Posted July 1, 2004 Yep. But sin isnt a person, it just damns ur soul to hell. thats all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusader1234 Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Now I'm not sure what presbyterian logic is, but if the guy was Catholic he'd have an easy time defending his position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 [quote name='crusader1234' date='Jul 1 2004, 02:14 AM'] Now I'm not sure what presbyterian logic is, but if the guy was Catholic he'd have an easy time defending his position [/quote] I'm not sure what you mean.... Christians other than Catholics also consider homosexual acts as sinful... Not all, to be sure, but many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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