RSS FeedRichard Dawkins’ “Root of All Evil.” Divide and Conquer 101: Separating Children Based on Religion
The divisive forces in this world constantly bombard us with messages that allow them to conquer our hearts and minds. It is important to be mindful of these “divide and conquer” strategies. As a critical thinker I suggest acting in a way that is inclusive. To form the most multicultured-multireligious-multilingual identity in the self. To always seek out those that are “different” and to engage them and to interact with them. The first of a few segments that can be found one after the other if you happen to find the material mind stimulating.
SCC: Quebec school laws for immigrants “excessive”
According to The Globe and Mail:
A group of Quebec immigrants has succeeded in striking down a controversial law that barred their children from entering English-language elementary schools.
In a 7-0 ruling today, the Supreme Court of Canada said Quebec must pass a less “excessive” provision within a year if it intends to replace the dead prohibition.
Within minutes, Quebec’s minister responsible for language, Christine St-Pierre, touched off what promised to be a day of political discord in the province by saying that she was “disappointed and angry” at the ruling. The ruling upheld a 2007 Quebec Court of Appeal decision that struck down the law, which prevented a child from attending a non-subsidized English-language elementary school for a year or less and then transferring into the English public school system.
Read the full decision in Nguyen v. Quebec (Education, Recreation and Sports), 2009 SCC 47
I have yet to get through the full decision (exams are creeping up), but please share your thoughts.
