Posted: May 13, 2012 5:23 am
by purplerat
Shrunk wrote:
WiĆ°ercora wrote:
Sityl wrote:It's going to be hilarious when the court finds that they aren't defamatory because they're true.


If the court does find it defamatory, could it mean that bad reviews are effectively illegal?


I guess it depends on the content of the review. If you just criticize a restaurant's food, that's OK. But if you suggest that the kitchen staff are peeing in it, that would probably be defamatory. So this case may come down to, e.g. whether she says the Church is like a cult, or suggests it actually is one.

The woman's blog is here, so you can judge for yourself.

I think most churches would have a tough time proving they are not a cult, at least not to satisfy a defamation claim.