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U.K. Council ban on atheist and witchcraft websites
« on: July 29, 2008, 12:19:39 pm »
Council ban on atheist websites

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/7530519.stm

Lawyers at the National Secular Society said the move by Birmingham City Council was "discriminatory" and they would consider legal action.

The rules also ban sites that promote witchcraft, the paranormal, sexual deviancy and criminal activity.
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Re: U.K. Council ban on atheist and witchcraft websites
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2008, 12:35:54 pm »
What??!!
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Re: U.K. Council ban on atheist and witchcraft websites
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2008, 12:43:14 pm »
Considering it's an internet connection at a workplace, the people in charge can block whatever they want to block and get away with it, the fact that they specifically say they are blocking access to sites containing information related to a certain group of people is discrimination.
Guess they'll have to ban / unban all religious related sites in order to not discriminate against any group of people.
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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2008, 03:15:04 pm »
That's true, hey.

If it was pornography, I would have understand, but this?
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Re: U.K. Council ban on atheist and witchcraft websites
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2008, 03:26:02 pm »
The UK is such a nanny state.. Ugh!
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Re: U.K. Council ban on atheist and witchcraft websites
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2008, 05:04:25 pm »
when i worked off shore i couldnt get my horoscope online it was banned under : occult and other alternative religions or something
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Re: U.K. Council ban on atheist and witchcraft websites
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2008, 07:28:06 pm »
not only the UK, you get it here in the good old RS of A as well......and they can ban whatever they like - suppose you can try taking them to court - I sort of don't like the idea of biting the hand that feeds me....

must admit I never had this crap in Holland
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Re: U.K. Council ban on atheist and witchcraft websites
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2008, 09:09:54 pm »
Some first world countries can take things a bit too far in terms of 'protective measures'  :|
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Re: U.K. Council ban on atheist and witchcraft websites
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2008, 01:00:11 am »
I don't have issues with companies blocking non-work sites but blatant discrimination like that is just wrong  :angry:

My work tends to block non work stuff - especially relating to stuff like sports, e-mail, anything on geocity and anything they think will keep people out of work for hours or that has offensive stuff on it (porn, etc.). That is perfectly understandable.

Religious sites of all type (Christian, Atheist & Pagan) are all permitted.

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Re: U.K. Council ban on atheist and witchcraft websites
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2008, 01:33:52 pm »
I think I'm very lucky, my boss haven't banned anything yet, but most of the time there simply isn't time to go on, say, wotr... too much bloody work!  :3':
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Re: U.K. Council ban on atheist and witchcraft websites
« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2010, 02:35:07 pm »
Council ban on atheist websites


by Leon on 30th July, 2008 at 12:35 AM     


This is incredible:

A city council has blocked its staff from looking at websites about atheism. Lawyers at the National Secular Society said the move by Birmingham City Council was “discriminatory” and they would consider legal action. The rules also ban sites that promote witchcraft, the paranormal, sexual deviancy and criminal activity.

The city council declined to comment on the possible legal action, but said the new system helped make it easier for managers to monitor staff web access.

The authority’s Bluecoat Software computer system allows staff to look at websites relating to Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and other religions but blocks sites to do with “witchcraft or Satanism” and “occult practices, atheistic views, voodoo rituals or any other form of mysticism”.

So us atheists are no better than sexual deviants and Satanists according to Birmingham City Council?!
http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2199
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