More than 100,000 people have signed an American petition launched just 48 hours ago in opposition to a DUP plan to allow people with strong religious views to refuse to provide services that offend them.
It comes as the Catholic Church has given a guarded welcome to DUP MLA Paul Givan’s so-called conscience clause bill.
The Lagan Valley MLA’s Private Member’s Bill was sparked by a case involving Ashers Bakery, whose Bible-believing owners rejected an order for a cake iced with a message supporting same-sex marriage.
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