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Quebec to ban religious symbols in daycare centres
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To the downvotes: this specifically bans religious dress. Don't you think it's a little too convenient that the majority religion is one that doesn't incorporate any type of religious dress? This law is designed to have an outsized effect on people who wear a keffiyeh, yarmulke, hijab, or turban.
For anyone unfamiliar, this is just extending an already contentious, anti-religion law.
Statement from a Muslim civil rights group
Statement from a Jewish civil rights group
Statement from a Sikh civil rights group
Exactly right... this is like a ban on braziers but pretending it applies to all: male, female and everything in between... well, I am sure you can see a group would be more affected than other, right?
Why is no one with this information making a top comment about it?
All the top comments seem totally unreasonable at first glance.
Because it's basically saying 3/4 of religions should be exempt from separation from church and state.
Symbols and garbs are the same thing, if you can't separate yourself from your religion to the point where you can't take off the silly hat for a shift, then you shouldn't be working for the state. You aren't working for your God, the government isn't paying you to advertise whatever flavor you belong to.
It's all a club so they can treat each other better, it's tribalism and it has no place in our society anymore. Nice to see someone taking a firm stance.
Yeah, this sort of thing has been going on in Quebec for years with the same intent: Act respecting the laicity of the State
I think you are correct they are definitely able to pass this without issue because of the reasons you state.
On the other hand all religion is a cancer so ...