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2011-12-03 Great White North

Ban on Christmas decorations in Quebec quickly terminated

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Posted by ryuge 2011-12-03 02:34|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 weâre struggling to figure out how to deal with reasonable accommodations [of minorities].

By giving minorities a veto over the majority?
That was the form of government for most of history till democracies came in vague around the start of the 19th Century. Now we're devolving back to the will of the few over the many, not derived by the consent of the governed but to alleviate 'feelings'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-12-03 08:11|| 2011-12-03 08:11|| Front Page Top

#2 The ban was on public areas of Canadian federal buildings. The US has, I believe, has had such a ban for some years now. Sort of.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-12-03 08:45|| 2011-12-03 08:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Except there is no ~~judicial creation~~ doctrine of absolute separation of church and state in Canada. As noted in a previous day's posting of the Rant, the South Koreans have erected a Christmas Tree display on the DMZ. South Korea is not predominately Christian, but have adopted [as the Japanese] it as a ~~consumer/business~~ cultural holiday celebration.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-12-03 11:13|| 2011-12-03 11:13|| Front Page Top

#4 From the CIA World Factbook's South Korea page:

Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)

Posted by trailing wife 2011-12-03 12:30|| 2011-12-03 12:30|| Front Page Top

#5 we're struggling to figure out how to deal with reasonable accommodations [of minorities].

What? Aren't they a minority there yet?

Posted by gorb 2011-12-03 19:14|| 2011-12-03 19:14|| Front Page Top

#6 reasonable accommodations [of minorities].

Oh sure. Just as soon as you finish language patrol at recess.

Joyeux Noel tous le monde

Posted by manversgwtw 2011-12-03 20:34|| 2011-12-03 20:34|| Front Page Top

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