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    "Legal complaint" about "How to spot a hidden religious agenda"

    A recent NewScientist story "How to spot a hidden religious agenda" has been pulled as a result of a legal complaint:

    http://www.newscientist.com/article/...us-agenda.html

    http://www.wikileaks.com/wiki/Censor...2C_28_Feb_2009

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    Re: "Legal complaint" about "How to spot a hidden religious agenda"

    I wonder who exactly the legal complaint is from. I cant see anything which particulalry stands out as being libelous

    The article seems somewhat reminiscent of this thread

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    Re: "Legal complaint" about "How to spot a hidden religious agenda"

    Quote Originally Posted by skbuncks View Post
    I wonder who exactly the legal complaint is from. I cant see anything which particulalry stands out as being libelous
    Yes, I've just re-read it, it all seems quite tame. The only person it can be is 'James Le Fanu' who has written for the Telegraph, New Statesman, etc, and doesn't label himself as a creationist or religious extremist. He is however, at the very least, an idiot who writes utter rubbish (http://www.jameslefanu.com/articles/...each-evolution). His book: 'Why Us?: How Science Rediscovered the Mystery of Ourselves' is quoted from in the article and hasn't been published in the UK yet.
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    Re: "Legal complaint" about "How to spot a hidden religious agenda"

    From the wikileaks site:
    UK libel law can bankrupt publishers with legal fees even if the case never reaches a conclusion.
    Sometimes I wish the law was about justice.
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    Re: "Legal complaint" about "How to spot a hidden religious agenda"

    Quote Originally Posted by Croydon Bob View Post
    Yes, I've just re-read it, it all seems quite tame. The only person it can be is 'James Le Fanu' who has written for the Telegraph, New Statesman, etc, and doesn't label himself as a creationist or religious extremist. He is however, at the very least, an idiot who writes utter rubbish (http://www.jameslefanu.com/articles/...each-evolution). His book: 'Why Us?: How Science Rediscovered the Mystery of Ourselves' is quoted from in the article and hasn't been published in the UK yet.
    If that's so, then why is the linked "Why Us" review still available?

    I suspect the "Expelled!" crowd myself.
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