Galileo’s recantation and Palestine Action | Protest

Owen Jones writes properly concerning the “grotesque absurdity” of an 83-year-old priest being arrested whereas proclaiming her opposition to genocide and assist for Palestine Motion (This column doesn’t specific assist for Palestine Motion – right here’s why, theguardian.com, 9 July).My MP despatched me an extended e mail explaining the federal government’s causes for proscribing Palestine Motion as a terrorist organisation. In my reply, I cited Galileo, who mentioned, “And but it strikes”, when the non secular authorities of his day insisted that the solar goes around the Earth and compelled him to recant his view that the Earth goes around the solar.For the report, I don’t assist Palestine Motion as a result of, like Galileo, I’ve been compelled to recant the reality. And but … felony injury is felony injury, not terrorism, and a direct-action protest group isn’t a terrorist organisation.It’s ironic that non secular individuals ought to now take inspiration from Galileo, when decrying the Orwellian doublespeak of the secular authorities of our personal day.Jones argues that the Labour authorities has crossed a Rubicon by this proscription. Nicely, they’re not the one ones, since I’m resolved, with remorse, by no means to vote Labour ever once more.Rev Canon Dr Rob KelseyNorham, Northumberland Have an opinion on something you’ve learn within the Guardian right this moment? Please e mail us your letter and it is going to be thought of for publication in our letters part.