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To: tejek who wrote (753300)	11/17/2013 2:51:51 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Respond to of 1579315

NORWEGIAN TV ANCHORWOMAN DISCHARGED FOR WEARING A CROSS AFTER MUSLIMS COMPLAINED: "A NECKLACE WITH A CROSS INSULTS ISLAM" More of that interfaith dialogue, mutual respect and tolerance that the Muslims are always berating us with. Norwegian TV anchorwoman discharged for wearing a Cross Pravoslavie, Oslo, November 13, 2013 (thanks to Filip) Can a chain with a cross be a reason for dismissal from one's office? Apparently so, if you live in Norway and are a staff member of NRK, a state TV-and-radio broadcasting company, reports La Republica. Siv Kristin Saellmann—a popular TV news anchorwoman in Norway—was suspended from her job for appearing on the air with a Cross (1.4 centimetres long) on her necklace.Some viewers - mainly members of a local Muslim community - protested against this, claiming that "a necklace with a Cross insults Islam" and "this symbol does not guarantee impartiality of the TV channel". The journalist, one of the best known and the most popular on the Norwegian public television, was suspended and prohibited from hosting her programs, "lest she should be a source of discord and crimes". This case, as the newspaper notes, is similar to the story of Nadia Eweida, a Christian employee of British Airways, who after seven years won her legal battle. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) recognized that the lady had been discriminated against. In January 2013, the ECHR passed a judgment on the cases of four Christians from Great Britain. These dealt with violation of the article 9 of the European Convention for Protection of Human Rights, according to which, every person has a right to the free expression of his/her own opinion, to freedom of conscience and religion. The court satisfied the claim of the former employee of the British Airways Nadia Eweida, who had been ousted for wearing a cross, and compelled British Airways to pay her 32,000 euros as compensation. But three other claims were rejected. The court ruled that the Devon and Exeter NHS Trust Hospital was right when it demanded the nurse Shirley Chaplin to take off her cross as it "posed a risk to safety and hygiene". The plaintiff herself asserted that she had lost her job following the refusal to remove her cross. The ECHR did not satisfy the claims of Gary McFarlane and Lillian Ladele either. Gary McFarlane, a Christian, and a therapist from Bristol, refused to give counsel to homosexual couples regarding sexual relations. He was fired for that. Lillian Ladele, a registrar for the London borough of Islington, was subjected to a disciplinary punishment for refusing to register same-sex civil unions.

To: tejek who wrote (753300)	11/17/2013 2:53:35 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Respond to of 1579315

Young adults are a critical target for us and it is great to see that 6,000 young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 have signed up for health coverage in just the first month," said Michael Marchand, spokesman for the Washington Health Benefit Exchange. Only 328 in that age range signed up for private policies. The rest will get free insurance through Medicaid. and who's gonna pay for that ? 328 paying for 6000 obamadon't care is a failure

To: tejek who wrote (753300)	11/17/2013 3:01:16 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By TideGlider Respond to of 1579315

>> In Wash. state, young and old sign up on health exchange Obviously, you do not comprehend that "young adults" signing up for Medicaid is not a helpful thing. Not only are taxpayers footing the bill for them. But they are not footing the bill for older, sicker people, which is what is required to keep the exchanges afloat. This program is going to end up as an even bigger failure than even those of us who were rational about it could have imagined.