A 25 year old woman who was raped in the West End of London was initially told by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), which covers England, Scotland and Wales, that her £11,000 compensation award would be reduced by 25 per cent because she had been drinking. However, that decision has been overturned as her [...]
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An Unclear Future
Posted in Faith, Law, Morality, Religion, Society, tagged astrologer, consumer protection, fraud, horoscopes, medium, paranormal, psychic, spiritualist on April 17, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Those who defend horoscopes as harmless fun never explain what is harmless or funny about promoting a con trick which preys on ignorance and fear.
Any pharmaceuticals manufacturer that promoted a birth control pill with no demonstrable effect on fertility would be prosecuted in the UK under the Trades Descriptions Act, and sued by trusting customers [...]
Subjugating God
Posted in Human Rights, Law, Religion, tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Arizona, beth din, canon law, Dennis Riccitelli, divorce, Islam, Jew, Maricopa County Superior Court, Mesa, Roman Catholic, Sharia, Silvia Arellano, Warren Jeffs, women on March 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Less than a month after the Archbishop of Canterbury caused some consternation in the UK by suggesting that the adoption of certain aspects of sharia law was unavoidable, a US court judge made a ruling which seems to imply that in some cases accommodation with Roman Catholic canon law should be considered.
In 2004, Dennis Riccitelli, [...]
Speech Invasion
Posted in Internet, Law, Technology, tagged First Amendment, free speech, Jeremy Jaynes, spam, SpamArrest, Virginia Supreme Court on March 1, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Having the right of free speech, doesn’t give you the right to repeatedly and unwantedly invade someone else’s privacy. At least, that’s what the Virginia Supreme Court has decided, and I, for one, am pleased.
Jeremy Jaynes, considered to be one of the world’s top 10 spammers in 2003, was recently convicted in Virginia for [...]
Render Unto Caesar (2)
Posted in Government, Law, Politics, Religion, tagged Caesar, church, Kenneth Copeland, Senator Charles Grassley, state, tax, taxation, taxes, Televangelist, Thomas Jefferson on February 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I have written before about how churches sometimes want to use tax laws to their unreasonable advantage, and how in Italy at least, this is costing the state millions.
A recent case has occurred in America, where one rich Televangelist is being asked by the state to account for his expenditure. Instead of opening the [...]
When will they ever learn?
Posted in Faith, Human Rights, Humanity, Law, Religion, tagged apostasy, Catholic, Christian, Coptic, de-conversion, execution, fundamentalist, heart, Islam, Mamdouh Nakhlah, mind, Mohammed el-Husseini, Muslim, persecution, Roman Catholic, soul, Sunni, torture on February 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Whatever you call it - heart, soul, mind - it is sacred to you, influenced by outsiders, yes, but controlled only by you. They can only reach it if you allow them to. It is yours and yours alone. You alone have the final say. Yours is what makes you, you: [...]
Welsh Sanity
Posted in Law, Religion, Society, tagged amputation, Archbishop of Canterbury, Britain, British Muslims, communists, flogging, General Synod, Islam, Islamophobia, Lord Carey, Muslim, Rowan Williams, Saleem Kidwai, Sharia law, stoning, Wales, Welsh Muslim Council on February 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
In the middle of the current extreme perplexity and unease at the Archbishop of Canterbury’s remarks that the adoption of part of Shiria law in Britain was in unavoidable, it has been good to find a voice of calm and reason - coming from a Muslim living in Wales.
Sharia law – which is only used [...]
