...and her parent's business. They sell the rings for £10 a pop. The SRT movement also landed a $1 million grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Comparing this money-making, MTV-style religion to the martyrdom of three girls in Indonesia is appalling, in my opinion. You also gloss over the difference between the state-sponsored restriction of Playfoot's scrupulousness and the criminal activities of rogue religious extremists.
England is an officially Christian country. The idea that Christians are somehow facing undo oppression under its government is patently absurd. There are nuns being murdered (probably right now, as I type this) in Iraq, and — to a lesser extent — Lebanon. Lydia Playfoot's failure to promote her parents' social program is not really the most pressing threat to Christiandom.
Frankly I expected a lot more from you rather than having to present a straw man argument in a futile attempt to deny another person the right to express their religious beliefs.
Further it is nothing more than irrelevant logic on your part, the type of logic that the English court has taken nonetheless.
So what if someone makes money off of selling rings. Do you think that the Muslim hijabs and Hindu bangles just magically appear out of the air? Surely someone is making some money off of that little scam as well huh?
I guess catching one of the Pakistani girls with dubious links to a hijab factory or selling hijabs out of the boot of her car would be sufficient grounds for banning hijabs in the school - What do you think?
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"Comparing this money-making, MTV-style religion to the martyrdom of three girls in Indonesia is appalling, in my opinion."
What religion is that Christianity? Appalling would be belittling the religious devotion of someone and then alleging that their devotion is solely founded in their own selfish financial aspirations - I'll bet you are a lot of fun at the church bake sales.
The issue is about freedom - and as such the Indonesian girls make a perfect analogy - the Indonesians used a machete to deny someone freedom and the Brits chose to use a court - the purpose is the same.
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"England is an officially Christian country. The idea that Christians are somehow facing undo oppression under its government is patently absurd."
England is hardly a Christian country anymore - they have embroiled themselves in an 'orgy of political correctness and multiculturalism' just as the United States has done.
Ask any English person you want and then listen to their preprogrammed newspeak - they will all deny that they are a Christian country.... for the fear of well... ya know offending anyone who happens to not be a Christian.
The situation has become so bad that even the Pope has no comment on the matter - I guess you disagree with his conclusion as well dont you.