The UK has passed the Equality Act 2006 but it has yet to become law. It's definitions are interesting:
(a) “religion” means any religion,
(b) “belief” means any religious or philosophical belief,
(c) a reference to religion includes a reference to lack of religion, and
(d) a reference to belief includes a reference to lack of belief.
This is a definition that is broad enough to cover atheism, “mainstream” religions and also cranks, cults, Satanists, warlocks and believers in the second coming of Elvis. It also would seem to cover Atheists.
The law specifically covers service providers.
It would appear that if censorship by use of violation reports continues for the wrong reasons and Yahoo does not appy their own rule 10 then they will be committing a criminal offence!!
Don't you think both sides of the religious devide would be far better off if Yahoo applied rule 10 properly or if failling to do so were actually reported for violation of the Act?
2006-11-12 04:28:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i dont see why not, its a very great broad act, it can range from and to a lot of things
2006-11-12 04:36:18 · answer #1 · answered by ceesteris 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suppose that ,with the help of lone brain cell the Brits politicians have, they were some what able to recognize the imminent threat in the wakeup of 7-7 , even though this act dose not reflect tolerance, understanding or intelligence, Act of equality was put forward to congress in emergency to have an easy hand on terrorist.
What surprises me most is why after all peoples take violation of questions so seriously when you are posting an question on world wide web you will have all sought of feed back. And ask any old experienced person, religion is an very delicate and sensitive issue all the religion founder had hard time and if you want to promote a new thinking please bare a little. Hope you will understand and not get disappointed with traffic.God bless you.
2006-11-13 18:31:31 · answer #2 · answered by dubai chaser 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anybody who surely believes the line"To create a accountability on public government to sell equality of risk between women folk and adult males people and limit intercourse discrimination interior the workout of public accountability." to be the type on which our society is predicated has needless to say under no circumstances set foot in a divorce courtroom.
2016-12-14 05:52:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like that old Satan, Free Speech.
2006-11-12 04:32:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋