World Blog by humble servant.What is discrimination because of religion or belief It is against the law to discriminate against you because of your religion or belief. This applies: when you buy or use goods and services at work in education in housing.
What does religion or belief mean You are protected by law from discrimination because of your religion or belief if you: belong to an organised religion such as Christianity, Judaism or Islam have a profound belief which affects your way of life or view of the world. This includes religious and philosophical beliefs, or a lack of belief, such as Atheism take part in collective worship belong to a smaller religion or sect, such as Scientology or Rastafarianism have no religion, for example, if you are an atheist. The law against discrimination because of religion or belief does not cover purely political beliefs unless they are also philosophical beliefs. You are protected if someone discriminates against you because they think you are a certain religion, when you are not. For example, it's against the law for someone to discriminate against you for wearing a headscarf because they think you are a Muslim, even if you are not actually Muslim. Discrimination by asso...