The Quebec government says it will ban religious symbols in the province’s daycare centres.

Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge says there is a “broad consensus” that Quebecers want secularism to be strengthened.

The announcement follows a recommendation made this summer by a committee tasked with advising the province on how to enhance secularism. The committee had called for the ban to be extended to daycares.

Quebec has already banned public sector workers in positions of authority, such as teachers and judges, from wearing religious symbols on the job.

  • Grimy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    “A problem that never existed” right as America falls into christo-fascism. Religion is a cancer, good on them.

    Consider yourself lucky that your priest taught you only to lick his boot and not something else.

    • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Because canada is part of the USA right? Also who is in charge of that christo facism yes Trump who do not wear a cross. It is your right to hate all religions just don’t tell people what they should wear

      • Grimy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago

        They are separating their government and the stupid kooky religions because of the effect it’s clearly having elsewhere.

        If you give a religious nut an inch, he takes a mile. Once this new religious dark age is stomped down, I hope our country has the sense to give the church the same kind of welcome and implement laws so they can’t easily manipulate a bunch of idiots to hate.

        • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 day ago

          Banning signs and clothes won’t change people faith at worst it will push them to extremism Don’t you also realize that to some muslims beard is religious should we ban beard altogether too?

          Secularism is state and religion not interfering with each other. Here the state directly interfered to ban mainstream religious clothes yet it is imposible to ban all signs of the hundreds of other religions

          • Grimy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            1 day ago

            Beards aren’t religious and neither is the st for street. You are being silly and honestly, kind of an ass.

            they banned symbols and prayers for public servant and in public parks because it’s a form of proselytizing. I don’t care for your religion, I shouldn’t have to deal with it when walking in a park or talking to a police officer. And that’s not mentioning all the hate, manipulation and vile bullshit that comes with it. Even if it was all good, I shouldn’t have to deal with it.