Friday, December 04, 2009
Minarets: the forbidden Switzerland, Quebec adds to its churches, by Francis Chartrand
On 29 November, the Swiss voted overwhelmingly in favor of banning construction of any new minaret on their territory. The debate is most passionate since the phenomenon of mass immigration has risen sharply in the Country. The latter has recently been about 400 000 Muslims on their territory, or about 4% of the population. Unlike Quebec, which amends its charter without even some politicians do not realize it, Switzerland it requires a referendum for the amendment of this new option.
The instigators of today's vote argue that the construction of minarets is not protected by freedom of religion because they have "no religious significance". They add that the minarets are "symbols of a desire to impose a politico-religious threat - in the name of the alleged freedom of religion - the constitutional rights of others."
What about Quebec?
In Quebec, we remain discreet about the construction of minarets. However, one should not believe that there is none. In Thetford Mines, one of them has emerged recently. It seems that in the wake of reasonable accommodation and the new market is the new course on ethics and religious culture, the place has seen fit to add a minaret at the church. Far from being discrete, the minaret, projecting height dominates some gables and the tower competition. Do not point the Muslims especially the corner with his finger, because it is a Catholic priest, which led to this project has agreed to build it.
Islam subsidized
Yes! At the same place where successive Catholic Masses, celebrations Anglican, visiting rabbis, there are also the Islamic feast of sacrifice. Last year, the event was organized by an organization funded by our money!
It describes itself as "a community home and socioeconomic integration of immigrants. It makes the link between the immigrant population in the region of Chaudière-Appalaches and the needs of companies and organizations". Their site features the logos of sponsors: the Caisse Desjardins, the City of Thetford, the Cégep de Thetford, United Way, the Economic Development Corporation, CDIC to name a few. However, these sponsorships are used to organize religious activities such as the Feast of the Birth of Prophet Muhammad. Nothing, however, about the greatest Christian holiday, Easter.
I hurt my culture.
Are we going too far? Quebec has called policy of positive discrimination. Thus, at equal competence, a public or private organization can afford to hire a woman than a man. Same for the question of visible minorities.
With the imposition of the ethics and religious culture, the same logic is repeated. Those who wish to preserve their own culture will be taxed until the missing person by the opening of fundamentalist secularism and multiculturalism. The zealots of the new state religion functionalize this climate pluralistic religious to impose their whims and to enjoy financial.
A question now arises: is it that Quebec is entitled to his own culture? Should we deny all traces of history and the Christian cultural heritage of Quebec on behalf of openness to multiculturalism and a supposed better life together?
It is time we woke up and it also calls us the right to exist and be respected as we are!
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Labels: Art and culture, Francis Chartrand, Québec, Religion and fanaticism
# posted by Francis Chartrand @ 5:40 PM 
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