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Continue reading →: Gay cake and religious freedom
The Ashers case highlights the clash between firmly held religious beliefs and equality laws that prohibit discrimination. The campaign to make same sex marriages legal in Northern Ireland goes on, despite Unionist political parties blocking legislation with barely a dissenting vote. We take our religion very seriously in God’s own country, even…
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Continue reading →: Religion and Conflict
I have been studying a very interesting MOOC put together by the University of Groningen. Some of the case studies are particularly stimulating. The Hobby Lobby case is about how freedom of religion legislation applies to companies in the USA. The Christian owners of a chain of craft shops objected to providing health care…
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Continue reading →: Potted History of Human Rights in the UK
In 1688 a Bill of Rights was enacted after the Glorious Revolution that got rid of James II and enthroned William of Orange at the request of English parliamentarians. This set out various protections for citizens and limited the power of the monarchy. In 1998 the Human Rights Act specified how the European…
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Continue reading →: Human Rights Act
Not a week after the general election and the victorious Tories are on the hurry up to repeal the Human Rights Act (HRA). There has been no public debate about the Bill of Rights (that is intended to replace HRA). Will it embrace all the rights in the European Convention…
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Continue reading →: A little learning
Dear agony aunt, I am looking for some advice about selecting the best interview training program for my daughter. She is a highly intelligent individual who should do well, but we want to make sure that she aces the interview. There is a company that offers 12 training sessions that…
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Continue reading →: Bill of Rights
I wonder what progress has been made in establishing a Bill of Rights for people in the UK… Here are some of quotes from the UK parliament’s website: “In 2007 the Labour Government began to consult on building on the Human Rights Act to create a Bill of Rights. Other political parties…
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Continue reading →: Published!
I submitted a poem some time ago for an anthology of poetry entitled Making Memories. The Community Arts Partnership is a great organisation for promoting the arts. They recently published the anthology including this poem of mine called No Checklists. It was inspired by my Aunt and Uncle, and I hope…
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Continue reading →: Conscience
Laws are enacted for all citizens equally. Usually preceded by a good deal of debate and further refinement to the original bill before going onto the Statute Book. So far, so mundane. But when does a citizen have a duty to call upon a higher authority and choose to set…
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Continue reading →: Surf’s up
In a departure from my recent rants, the latest craze in the southern hemisphere caught my attention so I thought I would run it past my discerning readership. Underwater surfing is a dangerous sport, but perhaps that’s its appeal to young surfers from Hawaii to Australia. The trick is to…
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Continue reading →: Human rights – a threat to Saudi Arabia?
The campaign to release Raif Badawi who was imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for blogging about freedom of expression and sentenced to weekly floggings is prominent in the news. I am just catching up with the plight of Waleed Abu al-Khair who was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for his stand on…
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