A short commentary on conflicts arising between religious belief and civil liberties with reference to recent English case law and issues of discrimination based on sexual orientation. The paper is by Professor John Warwick Montgomery, Professor Emeritus of Law and Humanities, University of Bedforshire; Distinguished Professor, Patrick Henry College, Virginia, USA and was published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.