It has finally happened. Green politics is officially a religion and deserves the rights of other faiths. A British judge has determined that employees can take their employers to court on the grounds that they were discriminated against because of their views on climate change.
The judge ruled that an employee's green views should be protected under legislation that makes it unlawful to discriminate because of someone's religious beliefs. The worker was concerned that his employer didn't show sufficient regard for the environment and claimed his boss once flew an employee to Ireland to deliver the Blackberry he had left in London. This worthy soul said he no longer travels in jets, has renovated his home to be more eco-friendly and fears for the human race.
I heard a member of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change say of their findings: 'There can no longer be dissent.' The next step will be to put opposition to the green religion on the list of hate laws where, in many countries, it is a crime to defame or incite religious or racial hatred.
I'm not a climate denier. It's good that young people are aware of the issues, but there are schools that command children to apostolate on environmental matters. It's getting a bit like children having to turn in their parents under fascism. No, it's more like the Inquisition, when you had to prove your innocence and, if you were innocent but died during torture, you were at least guaranteed a place in heaven.
If you believe that the end of the world is nigh, you can rationalise that in embellishing facts and snuffing out others' rights and opinions in this crusade.
A religion normally springs from a divine message. Believers have a common set of symbols and practices, which are reinforced through group rituals stemming from these shared convictions. Many religions have an apocalyptic view of the world and strict rules on diet; fasting, no fish on Friday, or no pork. It reinforces group behaviour. The impressionable young are most vulnerable to these 'voices'.
