(February 28, 2017 at 1:02 am)Moros Synackaon Wrote:My point here was not to demonstrate that Canada was worse than others. I made no such comparison. In truth, I am proud of my country and I think we are actually ahead of the curve on many such issues but I still reserve the right to point out flaws such as our hate speech laws that pardon hate speech as long as god says it's ok.(February 27, 2017 at 8:27 pm)Crunchy Wrote: Don't trust the Canadian Government to do the right thing when it comes to religion. We are so tolerant that we are fully prepared to tolerate intolerance.
First you have no cited a body of evidence to demonstrate their specific untrustworthiness as a general rule compared to other countries.
I cited the law as written that allows for hate speech as long as it comes from a holy book. Do you think that is a good idea? If not then you agree with me correct?
Quote:Second, those religious belief exemptions present throughout many Western countries laws long ago and often utilized by "Religious Freedom!!!" zealots (mainly on the Right) to suppress gays and other groups in the name of Jesus.
I don't think it's mainly on the right as you say. For example, it was Bill Clinton who signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law that is being used to discriminate against the LGTB community. The road to hell is paved with good intentions and currently there is a trend by the left to tolerate intolerant beliefs which I find problematic.
This still speaks to my point that religion gets an unwarranted free pass.
Quote:In other words, our coddling of religious sensitivities is more a rule than an exception.
So presenting it in a discussion over a current event is misleading at best in evaluating recent evidence for "Why we shouldn't trust Canada on this matter".
I agree with you that it is more of a rule than an exception. However, if you think about it, this certifies my view as to why we shouldn't trust Canada on this matter given that you believe (correctly) that coddling religious sensitivities is more a rule than an exception.
I'm thinking you may not have liked that I lay blame on liberal atheists, but I do hold them up to a higher standard than conservative theists in this matter. I know why conservative theists give religion a free pass, and I believe that liberal atheists give religion a free pass because they conflate race and religion.
If god was real he wouldn't need middle men to explain his wants or do his bidding.