Good thing or Bad thing?

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OwlHoot replied

8 February 2010, 12:47
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

I am open to discussion on both sides of this in the name of equality and all that marlarky but the following comment horrifies me...

Surely this is so fundamentally wrong when he is supposed to be a Judge? Should UK law not matter most? By his own admission his rules will be biased towards his religion therefor not fit to sit in the position he holds?

Don't normally wade in to discussion on race and equality but this has really irked me.

WHS, and I'm sure he must have broken his oath to administer the law without fear or favour.

edit: According to the BBC article, he's retired. So it was a personal opinion rather than an official judgement.

Last edited by OwlHoot; 8 February 2010, 12:53.
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DiscoStu replied

8 February 2010, 12:45
Originally posted by Churchill View Post

Which country are you talking about?

This one, you know, the one with a load of unelected bishops in the House of Lords!
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AtW replied

8 February 2010, 11:43
Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post

Teenage schoolboy: (thinks) That lad's got a flash knife. I want one.

flick
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Doggy Styles replied

8 February 2010, 11:40
Teenage schoolboy: (thinks) That lad's got a flash knife. I want one.
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northernladuk replied

8 February 2010, 09:50
I am open to discussion on both sides of this in the name of equality and all that marlarky but the following comment horrifies me...

"The fact that I'm a Sikh matters more to me than anything else," he said.

Surely this is so fundamentally wrong when he is supposed to be a Judge? Should UK law not matter most? By his own admission his rules will be biased towards his religion therefor not fit to sit in the position he holds?

Don't normally wade in to discussion on race and equality but this has really irked me.
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Churchill replied

8 February 2010, 09:42
Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post

Maybe we should disassociate the church from the government too.

Which country are you talking about?
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Churchill replied

8 February 2010, 09:42
Originally posted by stingman123 View Post

Catholic schools as well? In a Church if England state?

Which part of "Remove religious symbolism from all schools." didn't you understand?
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DiscoStu replied

8 February 2010, 09:15
Originally posted by stingman123 View Post

Catholic schools as well? In a Church if England state?

Maybe we should disassociate the church from the government too.
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stingman123 replied

8 February 2010, 09:13
Originally posted by Churchill View Post

Remove religious symbolism from all schools.

Catholic schools as well? In a Church if England state?
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minestrone replied

8 February 2010, 09:13
The deeper issue is if religious law is higher than the law of the land, last week is was for the Catholics so the sikhs are having a go this week, the blade is not really the issue, the non euopean relgions are all lining up now to see how they stack up in importance to the Catholic religion.
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Ardesco replied

8 February 2010, 09:06
There have been devout Sikh's living in this country for decades and it hasn't been an issue yet. Sounds like a load of fuss over nothing to me.
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Churchill replied

8 February 2010, 08:59
Remove religious symbolism from all schools.
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EternalOptimist replied

8 February 2010, 08:39
Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8500712.stm

Asking for trouble if you ask me. Can just see some little racist ned dragged in front of the Beak for using one on some puny little Sikh and claiming he had "been threatened first and was only protecting himself"!

What do the Panel think?

I suppose little amy in class 'Hedgehog' could take her litte cross off and poke your eye out with it, or strangle you with her rosary beads. Or Hadiyah from 'Tortoise' could take her naquib off and smother you with it. A blunt ceremonial knife is just a religious symbol
either leave well alone or ban one, ban them all
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shaunbhoy started a topic Good thing or Bad thing?

8 February 2010, 08:34
Good thing or Bad thing?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8500712.stm

Asking for trouble if you ask me. Can just see some little racist ned dragged in front of the Beak for using one on some puny little Sikh and claiming he had "been threatened first and was only protecting himself"!

What do the Panel think?
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