Sadly this is yet another example of litigation run riot, like Kudzu. It just gives people the right to be rightously offended about anything they damned well want and be handsomely paid for the privilege. If I should say something out of line and someone gets all out of shape over it, fine, but they should have no opportunity to run screaming to the courts for money to sooth their injured feelings.
[i]As Richard Dawkins said: 'I'm proud to be listed among the 'blasphemers'
If the alternative is a celibate man in a dress dictating the sex lives of millions as the head of a mystical organisation that doesn't seem able to deal with child abusers in its midst in any sensible way, then Dawkins strikes me as a shining light in the bullshit.[/i]
spot on.
From the BBC article on this:
The government says it is needed because the republic's 1937 constitution only gives Christians legal protection of their beliefs.
If this is the case then I suppose they should change their constitution but that's a hard thing to do right? So in that case maybe this is quite a bold move for a Christian country.
