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 RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION? 
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UK Man Worships at Church of Climate Change

And claims his belief deserves protection just like Islam or Judaism

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(Newser) – You can't force a Muslim to eat pork, or a Jew to pray to Jesus, and a UK man is claiming in court that his religious belief deserves similar protection. Climate change, that is. Tim Nicholson of Oxford is suing for religious discrimination after an employer, annoyed with his attempts to calculate the company's carbon footprint, gave him the axe. The fired man says his devout environmentalism counts as a religious belief; the company says it got rid of him for "structural" reasons.

"Belief in man-made climate change and the alleged resulting moral imperative is capable of being a philosophical belief and is therefore protected by the 2003 religion or belief regulations," the Daily Telegraph quotes the man's lawyer as saying.

In what may or may not be a religious act, an environmental activist participates in a demonstration.
In what may or may not be a religious act, an environmental activist participates in a demonstration.   (Shutter Stock)
Whether or not you think this iceberg is melting might be a question of faith.
Whether or not you think this iceberg is melting might be a question of faith.   (Shutter Stock)
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insulant_dolphin
Nov 4, 09 8:04 AM CST
Oooh and I want to believe in the internet as a religion too!!! That way I can't get fired for surfing at work! Reply
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riffran
Nov 4, 09 8:18 AM CST
niiiiice point there ....the dude is a tool...don't like the job quit then investigate them
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Timinator2K
Nov 4, 09 9:15 AM CST
Oh, not to worry. He'll probably end up as a multi-millionaire as the footprint calculator for Al Gore's Carbon Credits R Us, EU Division.
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Reader64481089
Nov 4, 09 9:20 AM CST
Personally I began the Sacred Church of Internet Porn, anyone want to join? I dare an employer deny me my religious right to surf porn all day at work......./sarcasm
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riffran
Nov 4, 09 9:24 AM CST
Sacred Church of i Porn....rofl...touch'e funny funny
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