Every time someone tries to defend religious accessories bans like Québec’s Bill 21, you can be assured of hearing the claim that there are “two views of secularism”, or some variant thereof. Basically, there is the English/American version that is more “tolerant” or “indulgent” of religion, and the French version that is “stricter”.
Continue reading “Once again, no, there are not “two secularisms”; there is secularism, and there is bigotry”Tag: laïcité
Laïcité (English: “laicity” or “laicism”) is a political principle which contains elements of secularism, nationalism, and anti-clericalism. Its primary characteristic is the removal of religion from the public sphere – in more extreme forms, not just government officials, but even from private citizens in the public sphere.
Even the biggest tents have outsides
Events this past week conspired to get me thinking about the topic of building a unified progressive community in Canada. Continue reading “Even the biggest tents have outsides”