Re: Curtains for Shambo

In article <1185439416.71770.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
casswalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...

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In article <1185436013.2190.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
casswalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
Shambo, the Frisian bullock, a sacred temple bull, is to be slaughtered
today on the orders of the Welsh Assembly. I guess that in what must have
been a difficult decision, the appeal court ruling established that
animal
welfare considerations outweigh religious convictions in this country.

My sympathies to all those Hindus who are going to feel affronted because
their temple will be defiled by what they will regard as an act of
sacrilege
by the Welsh Assembly.

We all have Laws we must obey. Would you feel so strongly if the Police
were to raid a temple where cannabis was a feature?

We are all subject to the law, but the decision whether or not to obey any
particular law is a matter of personal conscience. That is why sanctions are
needed to enforce the law.

I would feel sympathy for members of any religious congregation whose
beliefs were being steamrollered by the state. The fact the state has the
power to enforce whatever laws it wishes does not necessarily mean it is
right for it do so, still less does it mean that individuals should be
debarred from recognising and sympathising with the difficulties of those
directly affected by such enforcement.

So, what you're saying is that "honour" killings are a matter of
personal conscience?
.

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