As a liberal free-thinking person my interests in Canada, as it applies to religion, was to confirm that our government allowed the free practice of all religions and did not favour one religion over another. I believe this state of affairs exists now in our country .I worry however about Islam and the 57 countries Continue Reading
A Contradiction in terms? When I started public school in 1936 at the beginning of class we sang the national anthem “God Save The King” and recited the “Lord’s Prayer”. Canada was a secular nation, but for all practical purposes a Christian secular nation. Nobody minded! Jewish families with very few exceptions accepted the status Continue Reading
Special Dispatch 2309 April 10, 2008Reform ProjectLiberal Gulf Writers: Muslim Groups in Europe Are Exploiting Europeans’ OpennessSUBSCRIBE UNSUBSCRIBE DONATE CONTACT USMEMRI MEMRI TV THE MEMRI BLOG MEMRI ECONOMIC BLOG JIHAD & TERRORISM THREAT MONITOR PROJECT TURKISH MEDIA PROJECT IRAN BLOG Two recent articles in the Gulf press discussed the attitudes of European Muslims towards the Continue Reading
As an atheist, I find the dogma of all religions, aside from their ethical pronouncements, to be without substance. If one reads all the rules closely, the “raison d’etre” is about power, the ability to control the everyday life of people. But at least in the modern era, most religions, while not free of proselytization, Continue Reading