Posted on 11/21/2023 1:45:56 PM PST by yesthatjallen
A recent human rights report calls government holidays for Christmas and Easter discriminatory to religious minorities in Canada.
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, the Canadian Human Rights Commission’s report says statutory holidays in the country are an “obvious example” of systemic religious discrimination rooted in colonial bias.
“Statutory holidays related to Christianity, including Christmas and Easter, are the only Canadian statutory holidays linked to religious holy days,” said the Discussion Paper on Religious Intolerance. “As a result, non-Christians may need to request special accommodation to observe their holy days.”
The earliest mention of Christmas in Canada dates to 1641, according to the Canadian Encyclopedia. Jesuit missionary Jean de Brebeuf, who lived among the Huron of Georgian Bay, composed a Christmas carol telling the story of the birth of Jesus.
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thank Ted Kennedy / LBJ for this daily dose of diversity folks
How about the religious minorities in Canada just avert their eyes? Is that really too much to ask?
Why would you make your question unreadable?
Mixed case like that is a mocking of the opposing sides talking points.
Oh. OK.
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