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Quebec to ban public prayer in sweeping new secularism law (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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[–] -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (7 children)

I believe that public display of religion makes enough people feel uncomfortable that it was banned in Quebec.

Let me ask you this, why do you feel that you should be able to practice your religion in plain view of everyone else when you make them uncomfortable? And a follow up question, don’t you think that you should be going to the designated spot for this?

I certainly don’t think we should ban religion in general. That’s crazy talk. I just don’t think we should be forcing things onto other people. Do you?

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Do you feel that you should be able to hold hands with a same sex partner in plain view of everyone else when you make them uncomfortable?

    Do you feel that you should be able to be trans in plain view of everyone else when you make them uncomfortable?

    Maybe people being uncomfortable is not a good yardstick for determining what people can do in public.

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  • [–] -1 points 11 months ago

    Do you feel that you should be able to hold hands with a same sex partner in plain view of everyone else when you make them uncomfortable?

    Yes, you can hold hands and you can hold your bible. You can also be a believer in god while also walking in public. You can even wear a rainbow or a crucifix to identify your own kind. But, keep your void damned pants on and don’t scream out praising your god.

    Do you feel that you should be able to be trans in plain view of everyone else when you make them uncomfortable?

    Yes trans is a person being who they are. Religion is a choice.

    Maybe people being uncomfortable is not a good yardstick for determining what people can do in public.

    I don’t disagree that “uncomfortable” is a slippery slope word. And while I completely agree with banning prayer in public—I probably wouldn’t vote for it. Unlike religious people, I dislike forcing my views on people, even if their entire existence is doing that.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Your opinion makes me uncomfortable and I think we should ban expressing things like this in public :(

    /end sarcasm

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  • [–] -5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Good thing this isn’t public.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    You have fundamentally misunderstood the internet if you do not think this is public.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    There’s a real difference between doing something on an open internet forum and doing it out in public, physically. Online, people have to choose to click on something, follow a link, or open a post. If they don’t want to see it, they can just scroll past or block it. In the real world, you can’t avoid someone the same way—you can’t block a person walking toward you on the sidewalk, and you can’t just scroll away from something happening right in front of you.

    Plus, online spaces usually come with filters, warnings, and moderation tools that don’t exist in physical public spaces. Everything online is also separated by screens and distance, so the impact isn’t the same as doing something right in front of people who have no way to opt out.

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