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**Chris** · 13-12-2013, 11:02

But in the context of this discussion it is not a philosophical question, it is a legal one. Which organisations should be entitled to the privileges Parliament has set aside for religious groups? As for who should decide, well Parliament should. The supreme court should only be interpreting law, not making it, and it is arguable that this particular law did not need interpreting, or certainly not re-interpreting, given that there has been a perfectly workable interpretation in use for about 40 years at least.

If times have changed, it is a matter for parliament, not judges.

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Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,388	Re: UK Supreme Court rules that Scientology is a religion But in the context of this discussion it is not a philosophical question, it is a legal one. Which organisations should be entitled to the privileges Parliament has set aside for religious groups? As for who should decide, well Parliament should. The supreme court should only be interpreting law, not making it, and it is arguable that this particular law did not need interpreting, or certainly not re-interpreting, given that there has been a perfectly workable interpretation in use for about 40 years at least. If times have changed, it is a matter for parliament, not judges.