Prayer room a puzzler
I consider myself an open-minded and tolerant sort, but the article Muslim prayer room opens in Catholic high school (Sept. 17) blew my mind.
Why a faith-based school system would even admit students of another faith, let alone provide facilities for a handful to practise it, stretches their credibility, to put it mildly.
While providing this space is nowhere near the extravagance of giving the OK to the building of a $30-million-plus high school in spite of knowing of a significant decline in enrolment in the junior grades, for each of the previous five years, no less, makes it just as questionable.
Oh, by the way, does this new school also have a Muslim prayer room? And for Jews? And Lutherans? And Hindus? Et alia. There are anti-discrimination laws and no shortage of persons willing to start a lawsuit, no matter how shaky their footing.
Robert Drummond
Exeter
Why worship in school?
I'm just curious as to why 24 Muslim students require a prayer room when all others simply go to a place of worship of their choice.
Bob Smith
London
Time to dump McGuinty
There has been a lot of union bashing recently with the Detroit Three, ElectroMotive, teachers and so on.
I keep hearing most of the labour issues are covered in labour laws created with the help of the unions, therefore no need for unions.
Did anyone pay attention to what Dalton McGuinty has done, to take away the collective bargaining rights of teachers?
This makes me think labour laws are not scribed in stone. Any politician could initiate changes to labour laws whenever they see fit.
If he can change the collective bargaining process with a minority government, it scares me to think what he would do with a majority. (Thanks, Kitchener, for not voting Liberal.) McGuinty and the Liberals have to go.
Mike Hancock
London
Grits spending our cash
Recently the McGuinty government spent $1.5 billion (which we don't have) to force on all taxpayers all-day kindergarten to pacify two-income families. Now they have the gall to spend even more to brag about it on prime-time TV advertising.
When will it ever end? When will they cut back on unnecessary spending and try harder to reduce the deficit?
Barbara Dow
London
Be grateful, not grumpy
Students, parents and home and school associations are being hurt. What happened to being thankful for being alive, healthy and having a job?
Anna Scafe
London
Why expect work for free?
Jeff Wilkins' letter Restrict teachers' vote to those who volunteer (Sept. 19) reveals the same ignorance about teachers as Dalton McGuinty, who recently claimed students and parents "expect" teachers to engage in extracurricular activities.
Do we expect doctors to lead choirs of sick patients in their spare time? Do we expect lawyers to coach their clients' soccer team after work without getting paid?
Why, then, do we expect teachers to stay late after work or give up their breaks to spend even more time with our children?
Withdrawing from extracurricular activities is our teachers' only form of protest against the government's draconian legislation tactics. I wholeheartedly support their efforts.
Jeff Miles
London
Living in peace top dogma
Some questions about my religion:
Does it place brotherly love and compassion before its dogmas?
Is it sure enough of itself to take criticism without violent reactions?
Is it mature enough to face the true historical facts about its beginnings?
Is it capable enough to live in peace in a free democratic society?
If my answers are yes, then I am wanted as a Canadian.
Brock Rachar
London
Don't like it, don't read it
Regarding the letter Blizzard knows her own (Sept. 12) by Dennis Johns.
I enjoy Christina Blizzard's reports and remind Johns that, as always, he has an alternative — don't read her.
R.E. Griffin
Komoka
20 Sep, 2012
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Source: http://www.lfpress.com/2012/09/19/letters-sept-20
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