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Thread #129172   Message #2908006
Posted By: Ron Davies
16-May-10 - 10:47 AM
Thread Name: BS: Religious beliefs - no standing in law
Subject: RE: BS: Religious beliefs - no standing in law
"Some pillock..."

Temper, temper, little man.    Not getting enough sleep these days?

I note with interest that no one--particularly no lawyer-- has addressed the actual issue raised by GooseGander and me---that what is called God by some is called conscience by others.

So if God has no standing in law, all you have to do is call your reason for not obeying a law conscience, not God, and you'll be fine.

Unless of course conscience also has no standing in British or US law--and in that case conscientious objectors all lose their cases.

Those who so smugly applaud the official banning of God from the law are not considering the logical consequences of this--too broad--decision.   As GooseGander has pointed out.