People will argue that kicking other religions than Christianity out of school is racism.
In Quebec, the provincial government is considered racist for not allowing ostensible religious symbols in schools or allowing prayer rooms because it hinders certain religious practices.
The thing is, Quebec has been kicking religion to the curb in all its institutions since the quiet revolution after the Catholic Church has had such a long and solid influence on society to a point they actually influenced people to vote against their best interests or else risk getting excommunicated and shunned by society.
This is a misrepresentation of the criticisms towards the Loi sur la laïcité de l’État.
Don’t pretend the CAQ (Coalition Avenir Québec) government is particularly concerned about secularism unless it pertains to religions other than Christianity. It was like pulling teeth trying to get la CAQ to remove the crucifix from l’Assemblée nationale, their argument being that it was a cultural and historical symbol, not at all religious! How do you reconciliate wanting to keep a cross in your legislature with loi 21’s goals of eliminating the wear of personal religious symbols?
Note: the cross did get removed eventually after some pressure from QS (Québec Solidaire).
Separation of religion and state is something I am fervently in favour of, however I think going after public servants wearing a niqab as part of their personal beliefs while actively trying to keep a crucifix up in the legislature are the actions of a government motivated more by xenophobia and racism than by secularist ideals.
People will argue that kicking other religions than Christianity out of school is racism.
In Quebec, the provincial government is considered racist for not allowing ostensible religious symbols in schools or allowing prayer rooms because it hinders certain religious practices.
The thing is, Quebec has been kicking religion to the curb in all its institutions since the quiet revolution after the Catholic Church has had such a long and solid influence on society to a point they actually influenced people to vote against their best interests or else risk getting excommunicated and shunned by society.
What’s happening now is but the continuity.
This is a misrepresentation of the criticisms towards the Loi sur la laïcité de l’État.
Don’t pretend the CAQ (Coalition Avenir Québec) government is particularly concerned about secularism unless it pertains to religions other than Christianity. It was like pulling teeth trying to get la CAQ to remove the crucifix from l’Assemblée nationale, their argument being that it was a cultural and historical symbol, not at all religious! How do you reconciliate wanting to keep a cross in your legislature with loi 21’s goals of eliminating the wear of personal religious symbols?
Note: the cross did get removed eventually after some pressure from QS (Québec Solidaire).
Separation of religion and state is something I am fervently in favour of, however I think going after public servants wearing a niqab as part of their personal beliefs while actively trying to keep a crucifix up in the legislature are the actions of a government motivated more by xenophobia and racism than by secularist ideals.