So what's happened? Basically, a former employee has had his right to sue the employer affirmed by an appeals judge, on the grounds that his environmentalist views are a philosophical belief (and not a political view). No such Tribunal has yet been held, but may now take place.Seems this "Sustainability Officer" guy was sacked. He went to Her Britannic Majesty's court and sued, claiming that his belief was not scientific, but rather philosophical. The court agreed:
A religion? Close enough for the 2003 Religion and Belief Regulations. So there you have it - all settled now. In a real and legally binding sense.In his judgement, Justice Burton wrote,
A belief in man-made climate change, and the alleged resulting moral imperatives, is capable, if genuinely held, of being a philosophical belief for the purpose of the 2003 Religion and Belief Regulations. The belief must be of a similar cogency or status to a religious belief, the ECHR jurisprudence is directly material and the limitations on the concept and extent of a philosophical belief can be derived from that, without the need to place any additional limitation on the nature or source of the belief.
From the place that formerly used to be called "Great" Britain.
This is awesome news. We have known for some time that it was based on little more than faith.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Chris. They can no longer say that they know that Climate Change is real. They can only say that they believe it. The science is not settled, because there is none.
ReplyDeleteSince it has been declared a religion, then selling "carbon offsets" is truly a Papal I ndulgence - what's the tax on that nowadays? Are such religious donations tax-free?
ReplyDeleteI too think that recognizing it as a religion is in fact a pretty good idea. It sure isn't good science.
ReplyDeleteJim