Whether you like to admit it or not, over 1/2 of all Canadians still classify themselves as "Christian" as opposed to 3.5% with Islam.
And? Ask some Christians what they think and they'll suggest that other Christian beliefs aren't "Christian", like Catholic, for example. 1% are Jewish, 23.9% have no affiliation.
Yes, a multicultural and multi-religious, racial, etc country. Apparently you can't accept that.
At the time of confederation, probably 90% of Canadians were Christian.
At Confederation, the only "Canadians" that mattered really were the white Europeans, so of course they were going to have the dominant religion.
We have seperated the church from the state, but Canada's moral code was build by Judeo-Christian ethics, not Sharia Law.
Morality is not a Religious only state of being. I don't need to be Christian to have morality.
Sharia Law is based off of Religious law which is based off of some of the laws of the Torah/Old Testament. So you don't like Jews either?
Call me whatever you wish. I care about my country, and I want to keep people safe.
Awesome, except that you only want to keep certain people safe. Your "ends justify the means" comment proves that much at least.
If suddenly 25% of the population became Muslim, Shaira Law would be unofficially implemented in many communities across the land. Woman would be raped in public by Muslim gangs, if they were not dressed conservatively at night. Gays would be beaten. Jews would be attacked. All these things are playing out in Europe.
FEAR, FEAR! THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING, THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING.
Sorry, even if the population of Muslims went to 25%, in Canada Sharia Law would not happen. Sad that you have so little faith in our own legal systems.
If you are foolish enough to let people like this in,
People like this? Do you mean the extremist types or the more modernized followers of Islam? I've said repeatedly, Extremist Islam is evil, bad, wrong and doesn't belong. Moderate followers of Islam, however - just like the more moderate followers of Judaism and Christianity - don't believe in these harsher practices and try to follow the more peaceful path of Islam.
you are either incredibly naieve or Muslim.
Neither, I'm agnostic
Myself, I don't believe Jesus was the son of God, and do not attend church, but many people in my extended family do. My ancestors were Christians. They built this country.
I don't believe Jesus was the son of God, I don't attend church, but there are people in my family who do. My ancestors were likely Christians - of all types including the not so great types - and they, too, built the European base of this country.
True, most Muslims are relatively peaceful,
And yet damn them for being the wrong religion!
but unlike Christians or Jews, radical Muslims are hell bent on destroying our way of life.
Unlike the Christian types who, say, think that as a woman I don't have the right to my own decisions about my body. Unlike certain Christian types who, say, think as a woman I shouldn't work but should be home popping out babies and that's it. Who think I should have been married off young to produce said babies, who think I should dress a certain way, think a certain way, live a certain way.
BTW, what way of life again am I not allowed to have under Muslim rule?
We need to curtail Islamic immigration before it is too late.
Yes, because those moderate Islamic followers are pressuring everyone to change, godsdamnit and they're just as evil as the radical Islamic followers who behead people!
FEAR, FEAR!