The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:00:52 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Churches want changes to anti-niqab law /item/26426-churches-want-changes-to-anti-niqab-law /item/26426-churches-want-changes-to-anti-niqab-law QuebecöÏÓãÊÓƵapp new anti-niqab law, which bans a small minority of Muslim women from public sector jobs and from receiving government services because they cover their faces in public, fails the basic test of justice, says the Canadian Council of Churches.
]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:55:26 -0500 Canadian government urged to address all hatred /item/26260-canadian-government-urged-to-address-all-hatred /item/26260-canadian-government-urged-to-address-all-hatred OTTAWA – If the government is going to confront anti-Muslim hatred it should also address hatred against other religious groups and minorities, said CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp former Ambassador of Religious Freedom.]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:45:00 -0400 New Quebec law about state neutrality on religion deemed "discriminatory" /item/26242-new-quebec-law-about-state-neutrality-on-religion-deemed-discriminatory /item/26242-new-quebec-law-about-state-neutrality-on-religion-deemed-discriminatory QUEBEC CITY – The new Quebec law on state neutrality on religion is under fire, as many deem it "discriminatory" against some Muslim women.
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