Legault government tries to stop Muslim "street prayers" protests

[Womaniser]

Protests are supposed to be provocative. My understanding is that they have permits to protest outside the Christian Basilic. So long as they aren't doing anything illegal, I don't think it's a good idea to police how they protest. If we go down that road it's only a matter of time before another protest makes people feel uncomfortable and more restrictions are put in place.

You can't ban prayer while also standing up for free speech. I personally dislike religion in general, but it's part of the cost of free speech.

For your information, they absolutely didn't have permit for those prayers.
Why didn't they pray in front of their mosque if it is not provocative actions ? For what purpose ?
You should know that some muslims fanatics want canada to become a muslim country !

 

[Zero_Six]

For your information, they absolutely didn't have permit for those prayers.
Why didn't they pray in front of their mosque if it is not provocative actions ? For what purpose ?
You should know that some muslims fanatics want canada to become a muslim country !

According to this CBC article they did have permits - https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...im-group-says-quebecs-move-targets-community/


"The move comes amid simmering tension in Quebec over Muslim prayers taking place as part of pro-Palestinian demonstrations, including in front of the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal.

In December, the CAQ expressed unease with people praying in public.

Brown says when it comes to pro-Palestinian demonstrators, organizers have permits to allow them to use the space.

“What are we going to start doing in Quebec? Mandating that you get your messaging approved by the government before you’re given a permit to go protest?”


Seems like they have the permits but if they don't, remove them for loitering and/or public nuisance. No need for a prayer ban.

They chose that spot because it's getting attention. That's kind of the purpose of a protest. "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"

I'm not too concerned if some Muslims want Canada to become a Muslim country. Some people want Canada to bring back "Christian values" with daily Lords prayer in schools and bible study. Some people (myself included) would love for religion to be a thing of the past that we all ask "How the fuck were people falling for this shit?". But what I definitely don't want is the government telling us what we can say or how we can say it. The rights that allow these people to pray in public also give me the rights to tell them that they're fucking idiots (not that I do that, but I could).

 

[minutemenX]

There is still a lot of shit going on in the US on the streets.
Very few cities are safe to walk around in after dark so they still have a very long way to go.
Would you walk the streets of Chicago or Detroit at night lol. You can certainly walk the streets of Budapest or Warsaw 24hrs without incident unlike most Western European cities or British ones and this is where Montreal is heading Toronto is almost there now.

This is a separate issue that is not directly related to the topic. US always had enough domestically grown criminals. I am talking about disgusting visuals that you see in Canada but not anymore in the US cities. I just happen to have an opposite mentality to these people. They are disgusted by half-naked women on the streets while I am by the demonstratively tribal collective prayers. The prayer is an attempt to communicate with God and is an intimate individual act if sincere.

 

[minutemenX]

. The rights that allow these people to pray in public also give me the rights to tell them that they're fucking idiots (not that I do that, but I could).

But for the obvious reason afraid. Which is the point

 

[Zero_Six]

But for the obvious reason afraid. Which is the point

It's not fear that prevents me from going there and calling them idiots for praying to sky-daddy. I have nothing to gain from doing so and I don't really care that they're doing it. The only harm they're doing is making some people uncomfortable or angry.

Doesn't seem like the fear factor is working though, seeing as there's often (always?) a counter protest.

I watched some of Rebel New's coverage of the counter protest. I generally avoid RN, but they seem like one of the few outlets that bother covering the counter protest. I get the feeling that even if they weren't praying, people would come up with some other reason why a group of Muslims shouldn't be allowed to protest. Maybe it'll be "Look at what they're wearing. That's not part of our culture. We need to ban that." The sad truth is that a group of Muslims are going to make some people uncomfortable no matter what they do or how they do it.