▲ 263 ▼ Quebec passes secularism law banning street prayers and prayer rooms in universities (www.ctvnews.ca) submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Valnao@sh.itjust.works to c/world@lemmy.world 165 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 4 months ago (1 child) And I'm sure like french laicite this will be enforced unequally and will discriminate in order to target minorities. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 44 points 4 months ago (1 child) It doesn't need to. I don't think anyone but Muslims is required to pray multiple times a day and need places to do so. It's specifically meant to be an anti-Muslim law. Just like making it illegal for anybody to sleep under a bridge. Surely that wasn't aimed at the homeless, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) Muslims don't need places to do so (Friday prayer aside), but they have to pray somewhere and they're also forbidding praying in the street. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LongLive@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 child) Defining prayer is difficult, surely? Would that be a catch all cause for investigations? I figure this will be compared to thought-crime law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 months ago "The suspect was seen sitting on a park bench with his eyes closed, his head inclined, and his hands clasped in his lap. So you see, your honor, and I submit to the jury, that the suspect was indeed clearly praying in public, and I motion to add a charge of perjury, for lying to this court under oath when he stated 'I was just resting my eyes.'" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 44 points 4 months ago (1 child) It doesn't need to. I don't think anyone but Muslims is required to pray multiple times a day and need places to do so. It's specifically meant to be an anti-Muslim law. Just like making it illegal for anybody to sleep under a bridge. Surely that wasn't aimed at the homeless, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) Muslims don't need places to do so (Friday prayer aside), but they have to pray somewhere and they're also forbidding praying in the street. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LongLive@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 child) Defining prayer is difficult, surely? Would that be a catch all cause for investigations? I figure this will be compared to thought-crime law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 months ago "The suspect was seen sitting on a park bench with his eyes closed, his head inclined, and his hands clasped in his lap. So you see, your honor, and I submit to the jury, that the suspect was indeed clearly praying in public, and I motion to add a charge of perjury, for lying to this court under oath when he stated 'I was just resting my eyes.'" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) Muslims don't need places to do so (Friday prayer aside), but they have to pray somewhere and they're also forbidding praying in the street. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LongLive@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 child) Defining prayer is difficult, surely? Would that be a catch all cause for investigations? I figure this will be compared to thought-crime law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 months ago "The suspect was seen sitting on a park bench with his eyes closed, his head inclined, and his hands clasped in his lap. So you see, your honor, and I submit to the jury, that the suspect was indeed clearly praying in public, and I motion to add a charge of perjury, for lying to this court under oath when he stated 'I was just resting my eyes.'" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LongLive@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 child) Defining prayer is difficult, surely? Would that be a catch all cause for investigations? I figure this will be compared to thought-crime law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 months ago "The suspect was seen sitting on a park bench with his eyes closed, his head inclined, and his hands clasped in his lap. So you see, your honor, and I submit to the jury, that the suspect was indeed clearly praying in public, and I motion to add a charge of perjury, for lying to this court under oath when he stated 'I was just resting my eyes.'" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 months ago "The suspect was seen sitting on a park bench with his eyes closed, his head inclined, and his hands clasped in his lap. So you see, your honor, and I submit to the jury, that the suspect was indeed clearly praying in public, and I motion to add a charge of perjury, for lying to this court under oath when he stated 'I was just resting my eyes.'" permalink fedilink source parent