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Submitted by Simon Sarmiento, Aug 15, 2007 03:42

"The tribunal refused to apply religious exemptions allowed by the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) regulations."

No, the tribunal considered carefully whether the exemption available applied in this case, and found that in one respect it failed the requirements. So the bishop lost his case.

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