BBC: Fundie jews sue over automated lights
In a truly bizarre and ass-backwards world, I can imagine a crazy scenario where insane jews would be able to sue the company that maintains their holiday property if they install automatic motion-detector light systems… no, wait…
From the “You can’t make this shit up (unless you’re a religious nutter)” department:
A couple have taken legal action after claiming motion sensors installed at their holiday flat in Dorset breached their rights as Orthodox Jews.
Gordon and Dena Coleman said they cannot leave or enter their Bournemouth flat on the Sabbath because the hallway sensors automatically switch on lights.
The couple’s religious code bans lights and other electrical equipment being switched on during Jewish holidays.
They have now issued a county court writ claiming religious discrimination.
They also claim breach of their rights under the Equality Act 2006 and Human Rights Act 1998 and the case is due to be heard at Bournemouth County Court next month.
The light sensors were installed at Embassy Court in Gervis Road to save money and energy but the couple, who live in Hertfordshire, felt they breached their religious rules.
The Stupid, It Burns brightly (and comes on automatically) for these wingnuts.
Full article over at the BBC: Light sensors cause religious row.
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Oy Vey. I have heard of some stupid shit before, but this is a whole new level…
Hell yes.
That's really odd.
Much more typically about how Orthodox Jews would hire non-Jews, or use automatic elevators, etc. It would seem this fits right in with that funcionality. I suspect they are truly outliers.
Yeah, they're convinced that they are damning their soul by doing something on a sabbath, but they have no qualms about getting someone else to do the same on their behalf.
Saying that, if they're really as "orthodox" as they claim, then they should either never leave the house on the sabbath, or leave the house completely naked (the prohibition of "carrying" things from one place to another).
The brand name of the religious bullshit doesn't matter – they all smell equally putrid.