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The Dark One posted:Don Meredith no longer thinks the Senate inquiry into loving his teenage parishioner is motivated by racism. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/senator-meredith-race-card-ethics-1.4038120 He should take the Christophobia angle now that the government is condemning all forms of religious discrimination. Pastor Meredith was singled out for being a Christian, not because he's black!
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EvilJoven posted:I wonder if any of these people would be this upset if they tried to bring back Christian prayer during morning announcements. I mean, I don't want to see any mandatory religious activities brought back in to public education and I don't think public funds should go towards supporting any religious activity but wtf it's an empty room during lunch recess why would anyone get this angry about it. There's a section on that in their fact sheet, http://www.peelschools.org/aboutus/equity/Documents/Religious%20Accommodation%20-%20Key%20Facts.pdf
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EvilJoven posted:I wonder if any of these people would be this upset if they tried to bring back Christian prayer during morning announcements. I mean, I don't want to see any mandatory religious activities brought back in to public education and I don't think public funds should go towards supporting any religious activity but wtf it's an empty room during lunch recess why would anyone get this angry about it. Use of school property is use of public funds, no?
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Ya see unlike this totally reasonable policy when they still had morning prayer in public school when I was a kid your options if you didn't want to participate were to either stand there and mumble something so it looked like you were playing along or leave the room and stand in the hall with the JW kid in class that was totally playing it up when she'd literally run for the door before the half assed praying started as if a grenade had been dropped in the room. This is more 'a bunch of students want this so they're going to go do it over there and if you want something similar we'll set it up so you and your peers can do it over there, or you can just not and carry on with life and go play with rocks or something with all the other kids'. But of course some idiots have to go to city hall and start screaming like this is being forced on their kids. Do kids still play with rocks at recess? Subjunctive posted:Use of school property is use of public funds, no? It is but when kids are on school grounds they need to be supervised by someone anyway and unless the school is super small or super cash strapped they should have enough people on hand to supervise this sort of thing and it's available of all religions and creeds that need and request this sort of accommodation. If kindergarten nap time were followed by everyone facing east and praying to Allah then ya I'd have a problem with it.
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Mar 24, 2017 16:57
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There is no having fun at recess. That was cut to make room for prayers.
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Subjunctive posted:Use of school property is use of public funds, no? "Taxpayers are funding Yu Gi Oh tournaments"
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I heard they turned Civics class into Sharia class and banned recess because it isn't mentioned in the Koran. Where's my paycheck, Ezra?
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I tried to figure it out to see what got these people so worked up. I think the main rub is that the older students are allowed to make their own sermons and preach to the younger students during the Friday religious time which seems a little more like going to church than school.
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Postess with the Mostest posted:There's a section on that in their fact sheet, http://www.peelschools.org/aboutus/equity/Documents/Religious%20Accommodation%20-%20Key%20Facts.pdf I also like how they ended it with a strong statement: quote:It has been frustrating and disheartening to see what is often hatred and prejudice towards a single faith group Although... quote:or that we provide vegetarian options in food  Are implying this was done for religious dietary restriction reasons?
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cougar cub posted:I want to spend more time volunteering but I don't know where. What are some interesting groups I should check out? I've been enjoying my time volunteering at the food bank. From the sounds of it there's been a surge of demand for food bank services in Alberta too.
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Mar 24, 2017 17:08
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EvilJoven posted:It is but when kids are on school grounds they need to be supervised by someone anyway and unless the school is super small or super cash strapped they should have enough people on hand to supervise this sort of thing I had lots of unsupervised activities in high school, maybe Ottawa was just more permissive. Carving off another small group for an activity and supervising them is a real expenditure of scarce teacher time. Canadian schools *are* cash strapped. I'm not against religious exploration as a basis for a school activity at all, but we shouldn't pretend it's free.
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Mar 24, 2017 17:11
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Cold on a Cob posted:Are implying this was done for religious dietary restriction reasons? Try offering chicken to a hardcore Adventist.
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Mar 24, 2017 17:21
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What is O, Canada but a prayer to nationalism?
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EvilJoven posted:Try offering chicken to a hardcore Adventist. Jains are probably more common in the GTA.
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Mar 24, 2017 17:33
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I figured as much just weird they didn't phrase it better. They did good anyway though.
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Dreylad posted:I've been enjoying my time volunteering at the food bank. From the sounds of it there's been a surge of demand for food bank services in Alberta too. Between IM's comment and this suggestion the food bank will be something I'll check out. Thanks!
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Mar 24, 2017 18:02
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Cold on a Cob posted:I also like how they ended it with a strong statement: Veganism/Vegetarianism is a protected choice just like any religion/creed these days. At least that's what the Ontario Human Rights Commission says.
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Mar 24, 2017 18:25
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And kids are just wearing yarmulkes because their cowlicks won't behave.
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Mar 24, 2017 19:02
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Ton of layoffs at the Province/Vancouver Sun, rip Postmedia CEO is making $2m+ though!
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Postmedia is being run like a OPC government, not sure what is surprising about layoffs. Also these layoffs were announced a month ago this is simply the follow through.
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Mar 24, 2017 19:43
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CLAM DOWN posted:Ton of layoffs at the Province/Vancouver Sun, rip
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Mar 24, 2017 19:44
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Evidently I write for VICE now.
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Mar 24, 2017 19:46
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Good gently caress the sun and province
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Mar 24, 2017 19:49
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At least the Massey Tunnel replacement bridge isn't getting federal money
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Islamaphobia brings Sharia 
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CLAM DOWN posted:At least the Massey Tunnel replacement bridge isn't getting federal money  this makes up for a lot, thanks justin
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RIP bacon, boobs, beer and puppies. Postess with the Mostest fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Mar 24, 2017 |
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Mar 24, 2017 20:10
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CLAM DOWN posted:Ton of layoffs at the Province/Vancouver Sun, rip I think the Winnipeg Sun has 2 writers and an editor left and that's about it, the rest of the content is bought from the CP or 4 pages of Sunshine Girls.
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EvilJoven posted:I wonder if any of these people would be this upset if they tried to bring back Christian prayer during morning announcements. I mean, I don't want to see any mandatory religious activities brought back in to public education and I don't think public funds should go towards supporting any religious activity but wtf it's an empty room during lunch recess why would anyone get this angry about it. islamophobia is still a real thing
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https://twitter.com/CharlieAngusNDP/status/845352271223361537 Charlie rules
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Conrad Black isn't that rich anymore, afterall he's doing a posh version of a chip reverse home mortgage.
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flakeloaf posted:"Taxpayers are funding Yu Gi Oh tournaments" This is how we should select Senators imo.
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CLAM DOWN posted:At least the Massey Tunnel replacement bridge isn't getting federal money Good. Now how about we fix the Pattullo instead?
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Yinlock posted:islamophobia is still a real thing Actually Islamophobia is fake news. Just like this whole thing: http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/montreal/quebec-city-mosque-shooting-victims-funeral-montreal-1.3962914
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quote:http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/wall-faces-boos-cfl-1.4039919?cmp=rss quote:Mr. Wall didn’t abandon his ideology entirely though. He did enough slashing to maintain some of his conservative cred: throwing nearly 600 people out of work, while cutting funding on a range of groups and institutions, from libraries to colleges and universities. He even killed an entire bus company, one that services more than 250 small towns throughout the province. If you imagine most football fans are conservative, he is going to drop huge in the next round of polls.
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OSI bean dip posted:Good. Now how about we fix the Pattullo instead? Nonsense, the Big One will never happen *makes fart noises*
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EvilJoven posted:I wonder if any of these people would be this upset if they tried to bring back Christian prayer during morning announcements. I mean, I don't want to see any mandatory religious activities brought back in to public education and I don't think public funds should go towards supporting any religious activity but wtf it's an empty room during lunch recess why would anyone get this angry about it. this is in regards to allowing a designated muslim prayer room in schools...? in which city?
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OSI bean dip posted:Good. Now how about we fix the Pattullo instead? Uh yeah about that... despite what the Delta Optimist article says, the money being directed towards Metro Vancouver transportation from the federal budget comes from the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund and it explicitly cannot be used for replacing the Pattullo Bridge. The funding can be directed toward phase two public transit projects such as the Broadway Line and Surrey LRT. This does complicate the Mayor's transportation plans, as replacing the Pattullo bridge was also part of phase two of the plan. I'm a big public transit fan and I hate the Massey Bridge proposal, so I'm happy with the transit oriented nature of the Federal funding, but this is a bit of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. The Pattullo Bridge is straight up scary to cross and badly needs to be replaced. The Mayors aren't planning on increasing capacity when they replace it so replacing it does not contribute to induced demand and urban sprawl in the same way the Massey Bridge proposal does. This is mentioned in the Mayor's press release about fed funding. http://www.translink.ca/en/About-Us/Media/2017/March/Mayors-Council-welcomes-historic-federal-investment.aspx
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