I don’t understand.
These fucking people holler and howl when Taliban /Iranians / Saudi Arabians force their populace to adhere to a dress code but then ho-hum when it comes to deciding what people should wear in their own communities.
Stupid and dumb.
Update : At least they had the brains to repeal the ban.
Nope there is no “hidden” agenda from the conservatives. It’s business as usual.
A gay and lesbian arts festival that was told it met all government criteria under a new tourism stimulus program learned today it was rejected for funding.
The news arrived at Montreal’s Divers-Cite a few weeks after tension swept the Conservative caucus over funding for Toronto’s Pride week, and just days before the beginning of their event.
“We met all the criteria – this is a democracy,” said Girard. “They changed the rules as they went along.
“I feel like I’ve been had.”
Clement’s office was not immediately available for comment Tuesday evening.
Clement took over the new tourism funding envelope late last month, after members of the Tory caucus complained that junior minister Diane Ablonczy had approved funding for Toronto’s Pride week festivities.
MP Brad Trost told a socially conservative news website that Ablonczy had been stripped of the portfolio. The government said the plan was to move the envelope to Clement all along.
Well, well, well. Look who has joined the fight against religion :
Losing my religion for equality : Jimmy Carter
His reasons?
…….my decision to sever my ties with the Southern Baptist Convention, after six decades, was painful and difficult. It was, however, an unavoidable decision when the convention’s leaders, quoting a few carefully selected Bible verses and claiming that Eve was created second to Adam and was responsible for original sin, ordained that women must be “subservient” to their husbands and prohibited from serving as deacons, pastors or chaplains in the military service.
This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths. Nor, tragically, does its influence stop at the walls of the church, mosque, synagogue or temple. This discrimination, unjustifiably attributed to a Higher Authority, has provided a reason or excuse for the deprivation of women’s equal rights across the world for centuries.
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I understand, however, why many political leaders can be reluctant about stepping into this minefield. Religion, and tradition, are powerful and sensitive areas to challenge. But my fellow Elders and I, who come from many faiths and backgrounds, no longer need to worry about winning votes or avoiding controversy - and we are deeply committed to challenging injustice wherever we see it.
Personally I think he left religion for the wrong reasons but what the hell, more influential people on our side, the merrier!!
(h/t Antonia Zerbisias)
