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[-] felsiq@lemmy.zip 35 points 2 months ago

I agree that everything else on the list was shit, but Quebec… banning religious symbols for public sector workers honestly sounds like a good idea to me as long as it’s fairly applied. If they use it to disproportionately target muslims or something and allow Christian shit, then yea I’d agree it’s bad - but a blanket ban on religion while you’re representing the government sounds great to me.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

Given the Quebec flag is covered in Christian symbols and still flies at government buildings, no it's not being applied fairly.

[-] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

The fleur de lys is religious?

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

In addition to what @Openopenopenopen@lemmy.world said, if you look at the fleurs-de-lis wikipedia article, there's a whole section titled "Religion and art".

There is an argument that, "The Fleurdelisé is more cultural than religious," but separating those two is extremely difficult. IMHO, it's pretty ethnocentric to think symbols like that have become so ingrained in our culture that they are no longer religious, while assuming symbols like hijab are purely religious.

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