Here’s your Canadian Atheist Weekly Update for 23-Jun-2018 to 29-Jun-2018.
Tag Archives: Québec Charter of Values
Religious accessories bans are not secularism
The Québec Liberals are once again floating the idea of a bill banning the wearing of religious accessories in public spaces. It’s a transparently political ploy, as the idea always has been, but depressingly, a lot of atheists have been hoodwinked into believing that it actually makes some kind of … Continue reading
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Here’s your Canadian Atheist Weekly Update for 4-Feb-2017 to 10-Feb-2017.
“Hate Quebec, Hate Secularism”
Full disclosure: As David Rand says, I am David’s “friend and colleague” and a member of Atheist Freethinkers. However, if I thought David’s points about the way Canadian Atheist and the rest of Canada (ROC) criticizes Quebec and Quebec secularism were unfair, I would not hesitate to say so. In … Continue reading
“Secularism Betrayed: A Summary”
Guest post by David Rand This is a summary of the three-part series of blogs “Secularism Betrayed” available on my website: David Rand’s Blog: In late 2013, the government of Quebec introduced major draft legislation — a Charter of Secularism — which would have formally and officially declared Quebec to … Continue reading
God Keep Our Land, Secular and Free, if You Don’t Mind
Guest post by Chloë-Lynne Adriaans Grade 12 student The room stills. All present wait together, one baited breath, a unity of expectation. The man in the suit, the center of all attention shifts almost imperceptibly. He’s sweating lightly, beneath his expensive suit, but his expression is one of cool … Continue reading