“The promulgation of law for the protection of a position held purely on religious grounds …”

Per Laws LJ in McFarlane v Relate Avon Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 880 at [22]:

“The promulgation of law for the protection of a position held purely on religious grounds cannot, therefore, be justified; it is irrational, as preferring the subjective over the objective, but it is also divisive, capricious and arbitrary. We do not live in a society where all the people share uniform religious beliefs. Continue reading →