Is Discrimination a right?

[Old Hack]

It's the thin end of the wedge imo

First they turn a blind eye (ala quentin crisp)
Then they preach tolerance
Then they make it legal
then they make it illegal to discriminate against them

next they will make it compulsory

I have heard the same:
First it was illegal
Then it was 21
Then it was 18
Now it's 16,
I am geting out before it's compulsory

[d000hg]

ISTM that there are 2 distinct questions here:

1. Is the law against discrimination right, in general?
2. if so, is someone's religious belief a proper justification for not obeying the law?

My opinion is Yes, and No.
I rather think Yes to No 1, and I'm 100% sure about No to No 2.

Turning it around, what happens when we have laws based on religious teachings? An atheist or adherent to a different religion should follow those laws above what they believe is right also?

[sasguru]

The law is the law and correctly legislates that businesses can't discriminate.
If you don't like that don't start a business that will lead to conflict between your primitive, medieval beliefs and the law.
End of story.

[MarillionFan]

Turning it around, what happens when we have laws based on religious teachings? An atheist or adherent to a different religion should follow those laws above what they believe is right also?

You may as well as just base it on JRR Tolkiens Lord of the Rings. That's about as relevant as religion.

[vetran]

I suspect it was a militant action and they were set up.

I would love to see a Gay friendly and other religions sued for similar discrimination.

thing about discrimination it can't discriminate!

[sasguru]

Turning it around, what happens when we have laws based on religious teachings? An atheist or adherent to a different religion should follow those laws above what they believe is right also?

There is a qualitative difference between laws based on reason and science and laws based on primitive superstitions. That difference is epitomised in the difference between UK law and Saudi Arabian law, say.

[tractor]

You may as well as just base it on JRR Tolkiens Lord of the Rings. That's about as relevant as religion.

Oi think fourth breakfast should be made law oi do....

[d000hg]

You probably could do to look at a dictionary MF. Something which shapes the lives of perhaps 2 billion peoples' lives is hardly irrelevant.

Perhaps you meant 'realistic' or 'useful'?

Of course you've totally missed the question being asked...

[BrilloPad]

The law is the law and correctly legislates that businesses can't discriminate.
If you don't like that don't start a business that will lead to conflict between your primitive, medieval beliefs and the law.
End of story.

Pubs discriminate against drunks.

fookers.

[d000hg]

There is a qualitative difference between laws based on reason and science and laws based on primitive superstitions. That difference is epitomised in the difference between UK law and Saudi Arabian law, say.

How exactly do you use science to formulate law? Since most of our laws come from centuries back, and are based pretty heavily on Christian moral teachings, how are UK laws based on reason or science?

You might claim our laws have slowly been moving towards reason but that's a seaprate issue.

And since when do you think our legal system is reasonable anyway, you spend a lot of time saying how stupid it is!