People from all religious denominations are allowed to attend "Christian" (aka public) schools. For example, there are Syrian Muslim children attending "Christian" schools right now.I wonder what would happen if a Christian community wanted to have their own schools and get money from our taxes for them. Oh Yeah! They already have that.
On the surface it may seem like that, but has it ever occurred to you that the women are practicing the religion with their free will and are okay with 'segregation'? It's done actually because in respect of woman. Like I find it funny you're standing up for women, when you're on an escorting board that supports an industry disrespecting women frequently.,...segregating women for what ever reason,...is fundamentally against hardcore Canadian values.
Women are actually allowed to go into a bar unescorted, through what ever door they choose now,...Canada advanced long ago past that backward thinking.
Its about time other cultures think about living in the 20th century,...don't you think.
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I want you to walk into a woman's study class at any university and state that second paragraph. Go ahead. I dare ya!The problem is that there is a CONSTITUTIONAL requirement for the schools to accommodate minority religions. Get it??!!! A CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT. So NO reversal. Ever. Because they CAN'T.
Unless segregating menstruating women is fundamentally against hardcore Canadian values - and (although distasteful to me as well), it isn't - they get to segregate women while worshiping.
Your kidding,...right,...come on lexi,...1st,...very few people "practice" any religion of free will,...2nd,...how would you know if women are "okay" with 'segregation,...???On the surface it may seem like that, but has it ever occurred to you that the women are practicing the religion with their free will and are okay with 'segregation'? .
:rofl:It's done actually because in respect of woman..
Hear that ladies,...!!!Like I find it funny you're standing up for women, when you're on an escorting board that supports an industry disrespecting women frequently..
You can be disappointed,...but just what the hell did you expect to take place,...???Really disappointed in that video.
What are you, the resident racist here?How about these rednecks stay in their small towns where they can read Sun Media and crack ethnic jokes all day.
Only Catholic High schools are required to allow non-Catholics students in (as part of getting public funding). Catholic schools are allowed to deny non-Catholic students entry to elementary schools and are allowed to deny non-Catholics employment.People from all religious denominations are allowed to attend "Christian" (aka public) schools. For example, there are Syrian Muslim children attending "Christian" schools right now.
As you've put in quotations, the word "accommodate" is ambiguous. It could mean many things. For example, it could mean that you allow a religion to take over your entire society. Is that not accommodation? Or it could mean that you accept people from all faiths into your institution without prejudice against the fact that they may be of certain religions.Actually, Islam doesn't. State institutions are constitutionally obliged to "accommodate" all religions. This has been the law since the 1980's. Applies to Hindus, Jews, Christians, dog-worshippers and - against the wishes of some members of TERB - also Muslims.
Uh, Catholics do pay for it by directing their property taxes.....Only Catholic High schools are required to allow non-Catholics students in (as part of getting public funding). Catholic schools are allowed to deny non-Catholic students entry to elementary schools and are allowed to deny non-Catholics employment.
(And yes, I think that of Catholics want their own schools they should have to pay for them like every other religious group)
I'm sure both you and I would say many, many things that would piss off a Women's Studies undergrad class. But in this case, I wouldn't need to say it. I would just give them the links for the judicial decisions and the Charter of Rights.I want you to walk into a woman's study class at any university and state that second paragraph. Go ahead. I dare ya!
And if the constitution states this, and I personally think it's more likely badly interpreted by some judge somewhere, then the constitution is flawed.
Well, go propose a constitutional amendment to parliament.As you've put in quotations, the word "accommodate" is ambiguous. It could mean many things. For example, it could mean that you allow a religion to take over your entire society. Is that not accommodation? Or it could mean that you accept people from all faiths into your institution without prejudice against the fact that they may be of certain religions.
It does not say that you grant them space within a public institution in which to worship whatever self imagined stone age deity that they believe is righteous.
If nothing else it demonstrates that it's high time that all religious accommodation be removed from the constitution from top to bottom. A true separation of church and state. The madness of accommodation has gone too far and this is why you are seeing the rise of various populist politicians around the world and even in Canada (for example, the Quebec Charter of values).
See above.Well, go propose a constitutional amendment to parliament.
Alternately, go tell all those devout Quebec and Ontario-Irish Catholic judges and all those devout Jewish judges that their religion is garbage. I'll be waiting in the court house cafeteria where those judges won't see me when they get really, really angry at you.
There's basically three ways to think about secularism: agnostic, athiest, and inclusive.I do not believe that tearing up a Koran, or treading on its pages was a very dignified thing to do. You can make your point without resorting to that level of stupidity. By doing so, you just lost me.
HOWEVER,
Regardless of how Oarge is interpreting religious accommodation in the Constitution, I do not agree that public schools should be accommodating any religions. Not one bit. Public schools are supposed to be secular and if one minority or majority don't like that, then I would suggest that you look elsewhere for your child's education.
Now, that being said, there is this 500 pound gorilla in the classroom called "The Catholic School Board" in Ontario which receives full funding from the province. The obvious question is, "if you fund a Catholic school board, then why do you not fund a Muslim or Jewish School board?" And they would have a good point. To that I answer, well, either defund the Catholic School Board (which would be political suicide), or, better yet, kill 2 birds with one stone.
Instead of the "Catholic School Board", make it the "Ontario All Religions School Board". Everyone who figures that their precious little child should receive religious accommodation / education in school can send their precious and special children there. Muslims, Catholics, Jews, Pastafarians, Temple Priapus whatever floats your boat. Everyone gets to have their own religion inside this Religious School Board and get accommodated all they want. They can teach the Koran or the Holy Catholic bible, or the Talmud 5 days a week. Knock yourselves out. Hell, never mind teaching math, literature, science, arts, history et al. Just teach religion, or as much religion as you see fit.
That way, everyone is happy.
I don't want my kids learning anything about religion in school as I consider it a waste of valuable time when they need to be learning about real subjects, not man made voo doo and mysticism from the stone age. In fact, I don't even want them to be exposed to any religious whack jobs period. I don't want them to hear chanting, or praying or singing. I want the school to welcome everyone regardless of their religion and not have religion be part of anything to do with that school ever. I and the vast majority of Canadians deserve to be accommodated too.