Quebec has introduced a bill that would restrict prayer and religious expression in public spaces — while also broadening limits on religious symbols in schools and daycares, Decision Magazine reported. Bill 9 would ban “collective religious practices” in parks and streets without municipal approval.
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The bill also would begin wiping out public funding for religious private schools, according to the report. The government, the BBC reported, said the measures strengthen secularism. Meanwhile, civil liberties and various faith groups are calling the bill discriminatory and a violation of religious freedom.
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Quebec Bill Aims to Stifle Public Prayer, Religious Speech -Decision Magazine
Quebec expands secularism law and limits public prayer -BBC
Quebec to ban public prayer in sweeping new secularism law -The Guardian
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was compiled from media reports by The Alabama Baptist.
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