Nick Spencer comments on the case of Jordi Casamitjana, who wants to establish ethical veganism as a belief protected by law. 03/12/2018

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Nick Spencer comments on the case of Jordi Casamitjana, who wants to establish ethical veganism as a belief protected by law. Interviewed by BBC news, he warns of dangers in unrestricted recognition and legal protection of people’s beliefs: 

“The irony in all this is that rights are intended to be liberating but if we’re all turned into rights bearers, my rights clashing with your rights, we end up having to appeal to the courts to sort out our differences and that can become oppressive for everybody.” 

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