The Telegraph reports that a British worker has won £100,000 (Approximately $153,500 USD) after suing his employer for "environmental discrimination." According to The Telegraph:
If environmental beliefs are to be treated as religious beliefs, would congressional funding of environmental projects such as combating climate change, be considered the endorsement of a particular religion? If so, would congress still be able to help finance such projects? Maybe not.
If not, would those who have supported governmental funding of climate-related projects suddenly find themselves supporting more interaction between the church and state? Or would they oppose such funding?
At a preparatory hearing last year, a judge ruled that his belief in climate change was legally akin to a religious belief and should be protected from discrimination.I am not sure if this sort of thing will ever happen in the United States, but suppose it did. It might present some interesting problems. Consider, for instance, the American tradition regarding the separation of church and state.
If environmental beliefs are to be treated as religious beliefs, would congressional funding of environmental projects such as combating climate change, be considered the endorsement of a particular religion? If so, would congress still be able to help finance such projects? Maybe not.
If not, would those who have supported governmental funding of climate-related projects suddenly find themselves supporting more interaction between the church and state? Or would they oppose such funding?
Leave it to the Brits to come up with something like this.
Posted by: Stan Gibilisco | Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 12:28 AM