Recently there has been a lot of chatter in the news about the age old issue of religious discrimination. This week a Christian relationship counsellor is in court after losing his job for refusing to counsel gay couples. He is claiming it is discriminating to force him to give advice in contradiction to his beliefs. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Human Rights’
Freedom Has Been Hijacked By The Religious
Posted: April 13, 2010 in Christianity, Equality, Human Rights, Islam, Religion, SikhismTags: Christianity, Discrimination, Equality, Human Rights, Islam, NHS, Sikhism
American Homophobe Shawn “ass” Holes Fined For Spouting His Hatred In The UK
Posted: April 1, 2010 in Christianity, Equality, Homosexuality, Human RightsTags: Christianity, Equality, Homosexuality, Human Rights
I read a story today that cheered me up a lot. Shawn Hole was on a tour with his Christian mates and took it upon himself to engage in a spot of street preaching. Whilst doing this he was asked by a gay member of the public what his views on homosexuality were. “Homosexuals are [...]
Should We Let Jedis Wear Lightsabers To The Office?
Posted: March 19, 2010 in Equality, Human Rights, Jedi, Religion, SikhismTags: Equality, Human Rights, Jedi, Sikhism
With the census coming up next year I am reminded of the stupidity of the religion results from the last one. Nearly 400,000 people listed their religion as Jedi in a mocking bid to get it recognised as a bona fide religion. This, not surprisingly, did not work and whilst it provided some light amusement [...]
This Is Why Religion Is An Abomination
Posted: March 7, 2010 in Christianity, Homosexuality, Human RightsTags: Africa, Christianity, Homosexuality, Human Rights, Uganda
Could there be a better example of the evils of religion than the sick homosexuality bill Uganda is currently trying to implement? In this country religion is not just a personal choice which every person should have the right to choose. In Uganda, as in many countries in the world, religion is something chosen by [...]