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Please click on the above to hear the proposed Charter.
It is important to read the final words of this presentation.
As a follow-up, RHOTO attended a forum discussion at the Reformed Temple this past Sunday. There were four (4) academics and four (4) members of different religions.
The consensus amongst the academic group was that the bottom-line "elephant" in this issue is Islamophobia. The religious group was afraid of direct repercussions against their members.
One interesting thought that I remember:
A Holocaust reminder that during THAT awful time, a Jew HAD identify him/herself with a Yellow Star. NOW the Quebec government wants kippahs to be taken off by certain groups--it is a religious symbol--and, therefore--not wanted to be seen.
RHOnda