Dail Mail Posted:

A Jewish couple are suing their neighbours in a block of flats, saying an automatic security light is keeping them prisoner in their home because it forces them to break their Sabbath rules.

Dr Dena Coleman and husband Gordon claim they cannot leave their holiday flat on the Sabbath because when they do they automatically trigger the light in the communal hallway – contravening a religious ban on turning on electrical items from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday because it constitutes ‘creating fire’.

They say their human rights are being breached and are now suing the flats’ management company – their neighbours – for failing to accommodate their religion.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1193357/Jewish-couple-sue-neighbours-imprisoning-automatic-hallway-light.html

Wow. Just Wow.

Another great example showing that religion is ****.

Chronic-Boy Posted:

i hate religion it just stupid.

MC Banhammer Posted:

That’s trolling. Enjoy your extremely lenghty (based on history) ban.

Is Blunt Man also banned?

Technically, they didn’t “turn it on”. They only triggered it. I mean what happens if you trip over a guy that was holding matches and they scrap against the ground igniting them? Where is your god now?

It’s not like they are turning on the lights to “Their lights” I wonder if this wins when the follow up “trip and fall lawsuit due to inadequate lighting” hits.

This should not constitute as turning on the lights, and also it’s not their light so it shouldn’t matter. But as we all know religion is not logical so hence they should sue, lose the case and pay some hefty legal bills for troubling the court with this nonsense.

Damn Jews,always playing the victim.

Cat Cat Phony Posted:

From Wikipedia – “Many rabbinical scholars have pointed out that these regulations of labor have something in common—they prohibit any activity that is creative, or that exercises control or dominion over one’s environment.” So I guess they’re right, they can’t leave. Sucks for them, though – I can’t see them having any legal basis for their case. Not that they’re the only people who try to push their religious views on their neighbors –

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_laws

Those Blue Laws are in place because a majority of the people in those areas supports the doctrine and worldview that the laws respect. You’re comparing apples and oranges; in places where most people DON’T want Blue Laws, like the article says, they’ve been repealed.

This isn’t like a single Christian couple sued to get the Blue Laws put in place.

If you want a vocal minority truly forcing their religious laws down people’s throats, just look at any European countries that are having Islamic Sharia law forcibly put in place, even though the Islamic population of many of these countries is well under 10%.

Cat Cat Phony Posted:

Note that I didn’t go to religious services today (or any day) because even though the majority or people in this area may hold the worldview that going is the right thing to do, the law protects me as a minority (opinion-wise) from them enforcing their opinions on me.

Anyway, I was just pointing out that most people, regardless of what view they hold, are ready to impose it on other people if the opportunity arises.

Lol, the majority always makes the law. It’s how Congress works, it’s how cities work, it’s how businesses work.

Note I’m not making a judgement either way on whether this is good or right or moral, just stating that this is how it is.

Besides, making a law that says you can’t sell alcohol on Sundays and them saying you have to go to a religious service or something is very different.

Also, the last statement you made is practically devoid of any value or meaning. Of COURSE people will impose their opinion “if the opportunity arises.” If this wasn’t intrinsically true of the entire human race, we would have no debates, there would be no politics, there would be no religion, there would be no ethical dilemmas of any nature, there would be no work unions. We, as a species, fundamentally revolve around imposing our opinions and viewpoints on others, and we always will, until Big Brother comes and makes everyone the exact same person in thought, speech, and deed.