Global Warming & Evironmentalism a religion?
Judge rules that green views are the ‘same as religious beliefs’ as sacked environmentalist wins legal battle
An environmentalist who claims he was fired for his views has won a landmark legal battle after a judge ruled being green was just as worthy of protection at work as religion.
’Green martyr’ Tim Nicholson, 42, claims he was dismissed after his bosses at showed contempt for his philosophical belief the earth faces ‘catastrophic climate change’.
Mr Nicholson also found fault with managers for driving ‘the most polluting cars on the road’ to client meetings at which they would explain their green policies.
Grainger contended his views were political and a ‘lifestyle choice’.
But a judge ruled employers should no more discriminate against workers for being green than for their religious or philosophical beliefs.
Mr Qureshi, head of employment law at Bindmans LLP, representing Mr Nicholson, said: ‘Vast numbers of people are now living their lives in accordance with their views on climate change and the environment.
’These are often deeply held views based on the premise that without change humanity will suffer. Tim Nicholson believes that people should be able to express such views without fear of retribution or discrimination.’
Mr Nicholson added: ‘I am grateful that Mr Justice Burton understood that deeply and genuinely held views about catastrophic climate change and the need to change our ways to protect the human race are philosophical views that are worthy of protection. Such views are more and more relevant to our planet’s survival.’
Only problem is, religious views there and here are no longer, as an earlier post on a man getting fired for expressing his religious views on homosexuality attest, protected by law on or off the job. If Greenies were treated as Christians they would have to shut up almost anywhere on the planet, but they are in fact given preferential rights there and here.
