Comments on: It’s Official: Global Warming Alarmism is a Religion (at Least in the UK)

By: Cold Englishman

Cold Englishman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:22:43 +0000

Surely you all knew that Judges in England are all either eccentric or barmy. It goes with the job description.

And the juries are nearly as stupid:-

http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Kingsnorth-Six-cleared-of-damaging-power-station-newsinkent16039.aspx?news=local

“The five men and one woman admitted the damage but argued their actions had stopped the power station from polluting the environment.

The jury at Maidstone Crown Court were sent out to deliberate at 1pm yesterday with Judge David Caddick urging the jurors to examine whether the protestors had a lawful excuse for their actions.

The climate campaigners were cleared by a ten to two majority, after a nine-day trial.”

By: Brad K.

Brad K. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:04:40 +0000

Why all the alarmist posturing? The judge did *not* hold the plaintiff’s green views as a religion – he ruled them a philosophical belief.

Darwin’s evolution is alternately a scientific hypothesis, or a philosophy on the origins of man. The countervailing Genesis story of creation is a religious belief. The sham “intelligent design” is a scam conspired to by five radicals intent on afflicting education and science in America; contrived deliberately with malice aforethought – that happened to get picked up by many reasonable and responsible people and organizations and incorporated into established dogma and ritual.

The concept of global warming, and especially anthropocentric (caused by human action) global warming, is alternately a scientific theory, and a philosophical view.

Religion, for the most part, is worship of divinity. And that is not what the ruling determined.

By: Maddog

Maddog — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:17:34 +0000

Of course it’s a religion. Broadly defined religion is an integrated worldview or significant portion of an integrated worldview with relies on faith (belief in a unprovable thing like a deity) or belief (irrational belief in a provable but unproven thing like homeopathy or big foot).

The science behind global warming is such a mess it amounts to a belief and as such is a religion.

Max: The Brits liked Monty Python so much they apparently decided to ensconce such absurdity into laws like the one cited above, insane but true. At least I hope it’s true because if it is not they are idiots.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:14:18 +0000

Sweet. As an environmentalist, my religion forbids me from using an autombile to get to work. I’ll let my employer know I won’t be in, and make sure my paycheck is direct deposited so they don’t kill any more trees.

By: Daran

Daran — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:18:12 +0000

Oh boy. Can you imagine the fun if it were officially declared a religion in the USA as well ‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion’. Ahh, one can dream.

By: Wiseoldbird

Wiseoldbird — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:38:54 +0000

DrTorch, separation of church and state as far as the ACLU is concerned only applies to Christians, and to some extend Jews.

Lots of schools put up Happy Ramadan signs and posters in Dearborn MI, yet the Michigan ACLU has not found it in its interest to sue.

By: DrTorch

DrTorch — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:03:08 +0000

So, can we get it out of the public schools now?

By: Max Lybbert

Max Lybbert — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:39:55 +0000

I find this law odd. Personally I am religious. In the US the First Amendment gives me certain protections from government meddling with my religion, and certain anti-discrimination laws give me other protections from, say, being fired or evicted because of my religious beliefs.

But this law apparently “could open the door for employees to sue their companies for failing to account for their green lifestyles, such as providing recycling facilities or offering low-carbon travel.” I don’t expect my employer, or the government to make it easier for me to follow my beliefs. For instance, I don’t expect them to offer food that follows my religious health code.

My beliefs are my responsibility. The only legal protections I want with respect to them are those that require third parties to leave my beliefs alone. This law appears to require third parties to take actions to support philosophical and religious beliefs.