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 On 03/08/2025 in message <106oc3p$1p5g9$1@dont-email.me> billy bookcase 
 wrote: 
  
 > 
 >"Jeff Gaines"  wrote in message 
 >news:xn0p93vrt34e4rb007@news.individual.net... 
 >>On 03/08/2025 in message <106nc27$1i01k$1@dont-email.me> billy bookcase 
 >>wrote: 
 >> 
 >>> 
 >>>"Jeff Gaines"  wrote in message 
 >>>news:xn0p93an42btlv0003@news.individual.net... 
 >>>>On 02/08/2025 in message <106m042$19mmo$1@dont-email.me> billy bookcase 
 >>>>wrote: 
 >>>> 
 >>>>> 
 >>>>>"Jeff Gaines"  wrote in message 
 >>>>>news:xn0p92k491t0y36002@news.individual.net... 
 >>>>>> 
 >>>>>>There is talk of legislation for Muslims but why oh why don't we have 
 one 
 >>>>>>set of 
 >>>>>>religious discrimination legislation whether you are a Catholic, CoE, 
 >>>>>>Baptist, 
 >>>>>>Muslim, Jew whatever? 
 >>>>> 
 >>>>>But then what about Jedi ? 
 >>>>> 
 >>>>>Or even Atheists ? 
 >>>>> 
 >>>>>Why should they be left out ? 
 >>>>> 
 >>>>>So that almost everyone in the UK who was turned down for a job could 
 >>>>>then claim it was because of their relgious beliefs. And pick up 
 >>>>>thousands of pounds in compensation 
 >>>>> 
 >>>>>With all the agnostics, quickly having second thoughts. 
 >>>>> 
 >>>>>Are you really sure you've thought this one through ? 
 >>>> 
 >>>>No, I haven't thought it through, I have made a suggestion that would 
 help 
 >>>>control the 
 >>>>deficiencies and inequalities in current legislation. 
 >>>> 
 >>>>A simple idea might be to have a list of recognised religions, perhaps 
 >>>>something like 
 >>>>that exists. 
 >>>> 
 >>>>If I have understood it, at the moment I could say the Methodists have 
 >>>>undue influence 
 >>>>over Parliament/State/Government but I cannot say that about all 
 >>>>religions. 
 >>> 
 >>>In pure marketing terms for the past say 1000 years at least, 
 >>>"Anti-Semitism" 
 >>>has been a leading "Brand". It has been found so appealing, that as a 
 >>>result 
 >>>Jews have been abused and expelled, from almost every Country in Europe 
 >>>at 
 >>>one time or other. 
 >>> 
 >>>Whereas nowadays "Civilsed" Countries (obvuously excepting Trumps USA) no 
 >>>longer feelk it acceptable to keep expelling people, or murdering 6 
 >>>million 
 >>>of them. Which is why Governments have found it necessary to adopt 
 >>>special measures when it comes to these "Leading Brands". 
 >>> 
 >>>And doubtless you will have noticed that Tommy Robisnson and his friends 
 >>>are having some success in launching their own New Brand here in 
 >>>the UK. Based on their hate word "Muslims" , So they only  need to 
 >>>mention 
 >>>their brand name "Muslims" and large numbers of people become very angry 
 >>>and agitated. Which is not a good thing. 
 >>> 
 >>>Whereas if somebody shouted "Methodists", everyone would simply shrug. 
 >>> 
 >>>Can you spot the difference ? 
 >> 
 >>Absolutely my point. 
 >> 
 >>We are chasing anti-whatever and introducing ad-hoc law when it appears 
 >>rather than 
 >>writing general and consistent legislation to cover all cases. 
 > 
 >Are you seriously suggesting that the Criminal Justice System, both in 
 >terms of legislation and enforcement, policing etc should devote 
 >an equal amount of resources to legislating for, and monitoring 
 >"Anti Methodism"; which has *never actually existed* ? As it 
 >does to legislating for, and monitoring  Anti Semitism; which has a 
 >blood-stained history of persecution going back more than 1000 years ? 
 > 
 >Seriously ? 
 > 
 >bb 
  
 Yes, why should any one religion have precedence? It would refer to 
 "religion" (to be defined) rather than each specific religion. 
  
 -- 
 Jeff Gaines Dorset UK 
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