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Thread #158223   Message #3753475
Posted By: GUEST,Harry Forest
25-Nov-15 - 10:44 AM
Thread Name: BS: The Pope in America
Subject: RE: BS: The Pope in America
The only law that actually discriminates against minorities is the one saying CofE churches cannot conduct same sex marriages and gay employees who have been ordained cannot get married.

Mind you, there is test case looming on that one.

Whilst there is shocking discrimination in many areas, it is misapplication or ignorance of law that allows it. The Equalities Act covers everything else.

(UK. I am not conversant with foreign law.)

I am opposed to breaking the law because you cannot change law if that just shifts the law breaking to the other view. There are ways of changing laws in a democracy. I don't like a lot that this government has done but I certainly don't break the law. How could you distinguish between refusing to put stamps on envelopes and murder? Protest, industrial action, petition, vote, stand for office and lobby. All good ideas and all fall short of becoming a criminal.

Regarding the obscene post above, incest marriages brought to case have all been from heterosexual marriages. In fact, I notice that in Norfolk, Argyll and Lincolnshire there are not that many surnames in many communities.