According to a new Pew Research analysis, a third of the world's countries have national flags that contain religious symbols. The 64 flags with religious imagery can be categorized by religion as follows: Christianity - 31 Islam - 21 Other Religions - 6 Hinduism/Buddhism - 3 Buddhism - 2 Judaism - 1. So What? According to data gathered a few years ago by Pew Research, more than half of the global population are adherents to one of the world's two largest religions: Read More …
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Proposed Ban on Religious Symbols (#1178)
The newly proposed Charter of Quebec Values includes a ban on "overt and conspicuous religious symbols worn by government employees." The possibility of this ban has led many religious people to protest. Over 1,000 people marched through city streets on Saturday to protest the proposal. So What? Governmental agencies certainly have responsibility for determining what is and what is not appropriate for their employees to wear. Citizens, however, can and should speak up Read More …