Chuck Colson's Breakpoint commentaries are always good. Check this one out dealing with a British judge declaring a belief in man-made climate change a religion. Here's a teaser:...In what’s being called a “landmark ruling,” a British judge ruled for Nicholson, saying that “a belief in man-made climate change...is capable, if genuinely held, of being a philosophical belief for the purpose” of laws covering discrimination in employment.
The judge’s ruling opens the door to the possibility of employees suing their employers “for failing to account for their green lifestyles, such as providing recycling facilities or offering low-carbon travel.”
Theoretically, an employer could say “I need you in Helsinki by tomorrow,” to which the employee could reply, “Too much carbon, we’ll have to aim for next week, since I’ll be going by bicycle, train, and boat.”
The possibilities are, as advertisers say, endless....
