article_snippet: workforce were unaware of Mrs McArthur family's faith.
article_snippet: Meanwhile, Daniel McArthur, Ashers general manager, said the decision to decline the order had been made regardless of the legal consequences.
article_snippet: the court was told Mr McArthur, the eldest of three boys, was appointed general manager at general manager parents' company two years ago.
article_snippet: general manager said the family had not taken legal advice but general manager had telephoned a church elder to 'ask general manager thoughts' on the matter. '
article_snippet: we were not doing the matter in defiance of the law,' added Mr McArthur. '
article_snippet: I think it is quite obvious that we do not know a lot of the ins and outs of the law. '