It's also interesting to consider, that: > The Equality Act 2010 says you mustn’t be discriminated against because of your religion or belief. > A philosophic

It's also interesting to consider, that: > The Equality Act 2010 says you mustn’t be discriminated against because of your religion or belief. > A philosophical belief is a non-religious belief and includes things like humanism, secularism and atheism. > Something can be a philosophical belief if you strongly and genuinely believe in it and it concerns an important aspect of human life and behaviour. The courts have said that the belief in man-made climate change and spiritualism are philosophical beliefs. But a political belief is not a philosophical belief. 0 https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/discrimination/protected-characteristics/religion-or-belief-discrimination/ https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/discriminat... Specific to Northern Ireland: > It is against the law for an employer to discriminate against you because of your religious or similar philosophical beliefs or political opinions. > However, a political opinion which includes approval or acceptance of the use of violence for political purposes in Northern Ireland is excluded from protection. 1 https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/religious-belief-and-political-opinion-discrimination https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/religious-belief-and-po...