Canada politician says crucifix 'not religious symbol'

[brooklynite]

Source: BBC

The newly-elected premier of Quebec in Canada has raised eyebrows by saying a crucifix hanging in the provincial legislature is not a religious symbol.

François Legault's remarks come despite his government plan to ban civil servants from wearing items of clothing such as hijabs and the Jewish skullcap.

The policy has been widely criticised as it targets minority groups.

A 2008 report said the crucifix which has been hanging in the legislature since 1936 should be removed.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45842471

[riversedge]

1. If he wants to be taken seriously, he should not say stupid things.

[irisblue]

7. 🤦

Face palm emojis are soo useful in the early 21st century.

[Cirque du So-What]

2. Nah, not religious at all

Just a prop from that classic horror film Golgotha Chainsaw Massacre.

[Chicago1980]

3. It's just a lower case T (t)

[keithbvadu2]

14. lower case

So devout

[Fla Dem]

4. Well, if it has no significance, why is a cross hanging there? nt

[Dawson Leery]

5. Typical Conservative.

[Thomas Hurt]

6. It's a politician crossing sign...

cuz, you know, politicians are all long suffering, under appreciated victims.

[Demit]

8. If it were just a cross, that would be one thing. But it's definitely a crucifix.

It's got a body nailed to it.

[DavidDvorkin]

12. A plain cross is still a religious symbol.

[NYC Liberal]

16. Right. Nobody is hanging a cross on their wall to, what, honor all the people

executed by crucificstion by the Romans?

[knightmaar]

9. Yeah, so ... about Quebec.

If you're not from Canada, you might not get Quebec. The whole French Language, French culture thing. Repeated referenda on separation, laws protecting the french language.

It's a strange place.

They're really progressive, on average - way ahead of the rest of the country on gay marriage, for instance - but very, very protective of any perceived assaults on their culture. And so their sort-of "traditional protection" of French language on radio and television often gets stretched to include "traditional symbols" ... like the fleur-de-lys and ... the cross.

If you haven't studied the last 200 years of history, England trying to stamp out France followed by anglo politicans trying to stomp out French language, you might not get the whole host of issues that gets piled into this sort of thing.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

18. Absolutely correct.

The Quebecquois are . . . unique.

I have relatives in NS who are so tired of all the French language signs. In NS, where NO ONE speaks French.

[Javaman]

10. technically speaking, it's a torture devise...

just sayin...

[not fooled]

11. Ooh good one

you're right.

Never thought of it that way.

[knightmaar]

13. Also ... "Canada Politician". Is that a British thing. Not "Canadian politician"?

[DavidDvorkin]

20. It's a news media thing

You see it all the time now in news articles.

[riverbendviewgal]

15. That is BS

Get that cross out of the quebec parliment

[Rizen]

17. Good to know

they have morons in Canada too.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

19. Oui, Nous avons nous propres abrutis

Nobody is immune.

[the_sly_pig]

21. Obfuscation: the new normal.