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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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[–] -3 points 11 months ago (10 children)

Here in Coquitlam, our parks get flooded with public prayers at noon. It makes me uncomfortable as someone who moved out of sharia law country.

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

    Which parks exactly are being flooded with people on prayer mats?

    If you tried that in Mundy, you’d likely get hit in the head with a frisbee.

    Most of the other parks I know of in Coquitlam don’t have enough flat space to do such a thing, being filled as they are with trees and trails.

    Tri Cities? Sure… there are also people doing yoga, going for prayer walks, sword dancing, and many other things from many cultures. But none are really flooding anywhere.

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

    Nothing wrong with public prayer, even a large gathering. I'm an atheist, and as long as no one is causing a health or safety issue, fuck it.

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  • [–] -3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Well I don't feel very comfortable in a space like that personally.

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

    Then don't be in that space?

    So you feel the same when a bunch of people are meditating? Same action, really.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago*

    It's a public park, and I'm not gonna advocate for banning it, but it does make me uncomfortable and if they eventually start blasting the quran in public (like the government does in Iran) I will support banning it.

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