Quebec will now ban street prayers as the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) “super-minister” of identity, Jean-François Roberge, has just passed his bill to strengthen secularism.
I agree with you on the use of public funds. But a ban goes beyond that.
And it’s not that the religion enables evil deeds. Evil deeds exist independent of religion. Because some people use it as a thin veil over their actions doesn’t mean it’s the root cause
Because some people use it as a thin veil over their actions doesn’t mean it’s the root cause
I firmly disagree with this premise, I think religion’s particular mix of social othering and righteous justification are the root of a great deal of evil in the world.
What a religion calls for is almost never what it enables.
I don’t think public funds should support any religion, and I don’t think universities should support unsubstantiated claims.
I agree with you on the use of public funds. But a ban goes beyond that.
And it’s not that the religion enables evil deeds. Evil deeds exist independent of religion. Because some people use it as a thin veil over their actions doesn’t mean it’s the root cause
I firmly disagree with this premise, I think religion’s particular mix of social othering and righteous justification are the root of a great deal of evil in the world.