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Canada Offers Asylum to Pakistani Christian Woman Asia Bibi

15 Nov 2018
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Gary Nguyen

After eight years on death row, Asia Bibi is being blocked from leaving the country. , a Pakistani Christian. The mother to five children was given the capital death sentence for blasphemy and incarcerated...

Canada Apologizes for Denying Asylum to Jewish Refugees of the MS St. Louis in 1939

12 Nov 2018
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Gary Nguyen

Trudeau decried the rise of modern anti-Semitism. The North American nation did not give asylum to about 907 German Jews who arrived on the liner MS St. Louis. Both the United States and Cuba did the same....

Trans-Woman Suing Beauty Spa For Refusing to Wax Her Legs

09 Jun 2018
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Kelly Frazier

Mad Wax stands by its employee The business establishment is accused of causing the aggrieved individual “immense harm” to her dignity. The complainant now seeks $50,000 as compensation....

Violence Against Jews Is Down, But anti-Semitism Is on the Rise

12 Apr 2018
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C Barnett

"Jew" has again become a swear word Increasing anti-Semitism has made European Jews insecure. According to a study conducted by Kantor Center for The Study of Contemporary European Jewry of Tel Aviv...

Should Sikhs Be Forced To Wear Helmets?

04 Apr 2018
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C Barnett

New Exemption In Canada Brings Up the Global Debate Again When can society restrict religious freedom? This is a question usually surrounding issues like abortion and gay marriage. But another issue...

Quebec Bans Face Coverings in Public

19 Oct 2017
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C Barnett

Critics Call It Religious Discrimination Quebec, a province of Canada, has passed an all-encompassing ban on all face coverings. This law prohibits everyone from wearing a burqa or niqab. This legislation...

72% of Atheists Polled Believe Someone Who is Religious Would Not Accept Evolutionary Science

19 Sep 2017
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Derek Welch

Science and religion are not in conflict according to religious people The Birmingham based Newman University commissioned YouGov poll discovered that . The truth is radically different: only 19 percent...

Science is Beating Religion in Britain and Canada

11 Sep 2017
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Alison Lesley

Survey Shows Vast Decrease in Belief in Creationsim A survey conducted by the Centre of Science, Knowledge and Belief in Society, working out of Birmingham's Newman University, and YouGov, the public...

80% of Canadians Would Choose an Atheist Prime Minister

30 Jun 2017
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Derek Welch

80% Canadians do not mind voting for an Atheist leader Polls show Canada is comparatively more open to diversity in one sense. , while only a little more than half of the Americans said the same....

Over Half of Canadians say Religion is Harmful, While Ontario School Rules Students Can Skip Religion Classes

15 Jun 2017
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C Barnett

Canada presently witnessing a rise in rational thought According to a brand new Ipsos poll for Global News, This number is an increase from 2011 when 44 percent of those polled said the same. The...