Comments on: Claim: recitation of prayer at public meetings caused Ontario man $5,000 damages https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/08/claim-recitation-prayer-public-meetings-caused-ontario-man-5000-damages/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:13:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Frank https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/08/claim-recitation-prayer-public-meetings-caused-ontario-man-5000-damages/comment-page-1/#comment-171789 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:13:55 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=31777#comment-171789 Since plaintiff states he doesn’t really care about religion that much, in my view that fairly undercuts his claim that he has suffered “anguish, discrimination, exclusion, rejection and loss of enjoyment of life.” as a result of others’ religious speech.

]]> By: Malcolm https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/08/claim-recitation-prayer-public-meetings-caused-ontario-man-5000-damages/comment-page-1/#comment-171719 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 06:18:29 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=31777#comment-171719 You may note the prayer is held in the council chamber. The plaintiff is not present, he just doesn’t like the idea of it being made.
I also reckon a lot of religious people could just as plausibly claim that abandoning a traditional prayer causes them “anguish, discrimination, exclusion, rejection and loss of enjoyment of life”.

]]> By: boblipton https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/08/claim-recitation-prayer-public-meetings-caused-ontario-man-5000-damages/comment-page-1/#comment-171684 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:30:38 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=31777#comment-171684 Must be a demon.

Bob

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