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In US/Canada it's 'enforced' from the very top. It is mandatory to have 'religion' affiliation for a politician, even if your real moto 'grab her..' Starting fr
by betaby 10y ago
In US/Canada it's 'enforced' from the very top.
It is mandatory to have 'religion' affiliation for a politician, even if your real moto 'grab her..'
Starting from special treatment in constitution/constitutional act and all the way to the schools. Kids, for example, in 6th grade in more secular Quebec have more exposure to religious ideas than to basic geography.
Religion in US/Canada is special kind of hypocrisy.
Thus no surprise.
- douche 10y ago> more secular Quebec Really? I would have assumed Quebec would be more religious than the rest of Canada. Catholicism sunk its roots deep there.
- betaby 10y agoAs I recall concept of religious school boards was abandoned in Quebec in 1997. Plus there are other religions other than Christianity flavors. As for stats, they totally different in Quebec if one ask 'are you catholic/muslim/etc' or 'do you bel ive in god'. Also Montreal is good in converting churches to spas and condos.
- jszymborski 10y agoPart of the reason Montreal has so many converted churches is because we have an insane amount of churches. Mark Twain famously said of Montreal, "This is the first time I was ever in a city where you couldn't throw a brick without breaking a church window." [0] [0] http://www.twainquotes.com/18811210.html http://www.twainquotes.com/18811210.html
- jszymborski 10y agoThe pendulum swung the other direction, and hard, in the late 70s during what's called The Quiet Revolution [0]. Now, the more nationalistic/sovereignist parties try to pass laws that push secularism in every way [1]. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet_revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet_revolution [1]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/charter-of-quebec-values-would-ban-religious-symbols-for-public-workers-1.1699315 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/charter-of-quebec-val...