A priest there was reported to the police for mentioning homosexuals and pedophiles in the same phrase during a speech. Case dismissed. Because Faroe
Islands has left out homosexuals from their "discrimination-list". He "didn´t do anything wrong". Discrimination of homosexuals are allowed
there.
The Faroe Islands have just banned gay discrimination by law. The Faeroese parliament voted for this by a narrow margin. Those who voted against it
are afraid it could lead to legalised paedophilia.
The Faeroe Islands have become the last Nordic country to prohibit discrimination against homosexuals
The Faeroese parliament voted by a narrow margin Wednesday to extend legal protection against discrimination to homosexuals.
The considerable opposition to the proposal was led by the People's Party. Óli Breckmann, a long time party MP, was quoted in a newspaper interview
as saying he was afraid the law could lead to legalised paedophilia.
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I'm not sure about the case with the priest. But the fact is that up until now discrimination of gays has been allowed on the Faroe Islands. Gays
were not included in their anti-discrimination laws.
As far as workplace discrimination, this is how the U.S. stands:
Still, even in states with the strongest laws, any clergy member can say homosexuality is a sin and compare it with other sex crimes if they want
to...