CANADA, A Christian nation?
JustKate @ Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:09 pm
Akhenaten Akhenaten:
You just finished telling me I'm full of shit because you couldn't read properly and then went on to rant complete with caps and bold letters.
I live with myself jsut fine thanks Kate. Maybe you should look at your own behaviour.
I live with myself jsut fine thanks Kate. Maybe you should look at your own behaviour.
I'm sorry.
Akhenaten @ Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:16 pm
Me too. I also misread people. Forums - they ain't really as good for communication as they could be. Let's just forget about it ok?
MacDonaill @ Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:22 pm
Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms begins with the phrase Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law
The original version of O Canada (the French version) has unequivocal religious overtones, saying that Canada's arm knows how to carry the sword AND the Cross
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée
Il sait porter la croix
Catholic education in Ontario is guaranteed by the Constitution.
Just until recently, education in most provinces was confessional. English schools in Quebec were nearly all Protestant. Non-Catholic public schools in Ontario were all de facto Protestant schools that taught Protestant values. The list goes on and on.
Our Head of State, Her Majesty the Queen, is styled as having been 'Ordained by God' and also as the 'Defender of the [Anglican] Faith'.
So I would say that Canada is most definitely, at the origin, a Christian nation divvied up between Protestants and Catholics. That said, we have a tradition of keeping Church and State mostly separate by our own free will and by the demographic reality of the country.
I personally do not believe in Christianity or any other religion, but I accept the fact that I come from a Protestant Anglo-Saxon culture and I don't care if there is a bit of religion here and there in everyday life as long as it doesn't usurp the true law of the land, the Charter, or any of the personal liberties guaranteed thereby.
Lemmy @ Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:24 pm
MacDonaill MacDonaill:
So I would say that Canada is most definitely, at the origin, a Christian nation divvied up between Protestants and Catholics. That said, we have a tradition of keeping Church and State mostly separate by our own free will and by the demographic reality of the country.
I personally do not believe in Christianity or any other religion, but I accept the fact that I come from a Protestant Anglo-Saxon culture and I don't care if there is a bit of religion here and there in everyday life as long as it doesn't usurp the true law of the land, the Charter, or any of the personal liberties guaranteed thereby.
I personally do not believe in Christianity or any other religion, but I accept the fact that I come from a Protestant Anglo-Saxon culture and I don't care if there is a bit of religion here and there in everyday life as long as it doesn't usurp the true law of the land, the Charter, or any of the personal liberties guaranteed thereby.
Nero89 @ Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:59 pm
kenmore kenmore:
Canada used to be a Christian nation founded on Christian Values.. now its a country of takers who are out to get what ever they can and send it back to the mother country.. Canada the gift tha keeps on giving !
What? You can't be serious right?
martin14 @ Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:10 pm
MacDonaill MacDonaill:
Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms begins with the phrase Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law
The original version of O Canada (the French version) has unequivocal religious overtones, saying that Canada's arm knows how to carry the sword AND the Cross
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée
Il sait porter la croix
Catholic education in Ontario is guaranteed by the Constitution.
Just until recently, education in most provinces was confessional. English schools in Quebec were nearly all Protestant. Non-Catholic public schools in Ontario were all de facto Protestant schools that taught Protestant values. The list goes on and on.
Our Head of State, Her Majesty the Queen, is styled as having been 'Ordained by God' and also as the 'Defender of the [Anglican] Faith'.
So I would say that Canada is most definitely, at the origin, a Christian nation divvied up between Protestants and Catholics. That said, we have a tradition of keeping Church and State mostly separate by our own free will and by the demographic reality of the country.
I personally do not believe in Christianity or any other religion, but I accept the fact that I come from a Protestant Anglo-Saxon culture and I don't care if there is a bit of religion here and there in everyday life as long as it doesn't usurp the true law of the land, the Charter, or any of the personal liberties guaranteed thereby.
The original version of O Canada (the French version) has unequivocal religious overtones, saying that Canada's arm knows how to carry the sword AND the Cross
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée
Il sait porter la croix
Catholic education in Ontario is guaranteed by the Constitution.
Just until recently, education in most provinces was confessional. English schools in Quebec were nearly all Protestant. Non-Catholic public schools in Ontario were all de facto Protestant schools that taught Protestant values. The list goes on and on.
Our Head of State, Her Majesty the Queen, is styled as having been 'Ordained by God' and also as the 'Defender of the [Anglican] Faith'.
So I would say that Canada is most definitely, at the origin, a Christian nation divvied up between Protestants and Catholics. That said, we have a tradition of keeping Church and State mostly separate by our own free will and by the demographic reality of the country.
I personally do not believe in Christianity or any other religion, but I accept the fact that I come from a Protestant Anglo-Saxon culture and I don't care if there is a bit of religion here and there in everyday life as long as it doesn't usurp the true law of the land, the Charter, or any of the personal liberties guaranteed thereby.