"Fortune-tellers, mediums and spiritual healers marched on the home of the British prime minister at Downing Street on Friday to protest against new laws they fear will lead to them being "persecuted and prosecuted".Excuse me, what genuine mediums?
Organizers say that replacing the Fraudulent Mediums Act of 1951 with new consumer protection rules will remove key legal protection for "genuine" mediums."
"With the changes expected to come into force next month, spiritualists have faced a barrage of headlines gleefully suggesting that they should have seen it coming.And why not?
But many don't see the funny side. They say the new rules will shift the responsibility of proving they are not frauds from prosecutors and onto them."
Cowboy builders who exploit the gullible do not get special protection, so why should psychics? Their answer:
"By repealing the Act, the onus will go round the other way and we will have to prove we are genuine," McEntee-Taylor told Reuters. "No other religion has to do that."Churches may be equally fraudulent and may obtain huge amounts of money from gullible people but, generally, this is by way of voluntary contributions. Psychics charge fees. Welcome to the real world, guys. If you want to be paid for "professional services" (be it prostitution or legal advice) you have to deliver something of value.
The title link for this story is simply a sad example. Of course, Cherie Blair has always believed in weird things and Tony Blair has come out from the closet. He is a christian and we do not really like that in the uk. I should not really be surprised then.
USA readers may find my comment about TB strange. See a later post.
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