DailyMailOnline
By Jonathan
Petre
07th March 2009
The war against Christianity, the
Church, and the Bible continues in the EU demonstrating here that public
display of crosses and Christmas Crèches is far from the goal of Secular Humanists,
Atheists, Communists, and Islamists. They will never stop legislatively until there
is a complete and total ban throughout the whole of society.
Organisations which hang crucifixes on walls could be sued if they upset atheists under
equality laws proposed by the European Union.
Any group offering a service to the public, including
hospitals, charities, businesses and prisons, would be at risk.
Legislation may also allow
Christians to bring an action against a hotel if it displayed something they
deemed offensive - such as a poster for the 1979 Monty Python film The Life Of Brian.
What this article does not pose is the new powers and
weapons with this give Islam and Muslims in their war against the church,
Judaism and western culture.
There are already laws banning harassment in the
workplace, but the new
However, they are so broad that
critics say they could lead to a spate of civil cases by anyone claiming their
dignity has been violated by the 'hostile environment' of an organisation.
The Church of England says hospices or charities for the
homeless could face legal action if people using their services felt degraded
by their religious practices or symbols, such as the cross.
The Archbishops' Council even fears that charities could
be challenged by atheists if grace is said before meals.
The Law Society says religious
believers may also be able to launch a civil action for harassment.
In an official submission to the
EU, the society said: ‘For
instance, in a shop or shared lodging house, there may be a notice board on
which is posted material that some of those who see it will find offensive on
religious grounds’ (for instance, a poster for a film, such as The
Life Of Brian).'
The proposals, which go before EU
governments for approval later this year, are part of a new directive outlawing
discrimination by businesses on the grounds of sexual orientation, age,
disability or belief.
If approved, it will become the latest in a swathe of European-inspired
equality laws which critics say stifle freedom of speech and marginalise religion.
The Government tried to introduce
a similar law in 2005 but dropped it after a resounding rejection by the House
of Lords.
Peers feared it would encourage
politically correct officials to stop public expressions of religion, such as
carol services or Bibles by hospital bedsides.
Simon Calvert, of the Christian
Institute, said the proposed EU directive would 'open a Pandora's box'.
He asked: 'What about Gideon
Bibles in hotel bedrooms? Would councils ban nativity scenes from Christmas
displays?'
A spokeswoman for the Government
Equalities Office, which is responsible for the EU directive, said it was felt
that existing