Was it fair for Catholic High School to suspend girls for wearing 'choice' stickers?

Shale wrote:
I was under the impression that this school was in Canada. If it was in the U.S. that would be a very big issue violating the establishment clause of our constitution. Perhaps they don't have that separation of religion and government by law in Canada. But, I would be surprised if this did not incite a bigger issue amongst any non-religious ppl having to put their kids in a parochial school that was publicly funded.

The school in question IS in Canada. Therin lies the problem/conflict. A situation like this could never develop in the US due to the establishment clause. But the views concerning "seperation of church and state" in Canada are more varried and the laws surrounding that issue much more vague. Canada's constitution allows for freedom of religion, but there is no establishment clause that prevents the government from supporting one over the other. Most Canadians (I would assume) believe in "seperation of church and state" although their laws don't clearly spell that out as it does in the US.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/sep_cs_can.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_religion#Canada

Forgiveness Man wrote:

RobbieFTW wrote:No it wasn't fair simply because they would allow the contrary message to be expressed without problem.

and in a Catholic school, that is something you should be prepared for going in. Public schools have their double standards and Catholic schools have theirs.

What are the double standards in public schools?

captainbryce wrote:

Forgiveness Man wrote:and in a Catholic school, that is something you should be prepared for going in. Public schools have their double standards and Catholic schools have theirs.

What are the double standards in public schools?

You gotta check your religion at the door if you're Christian. Public schools and Catholic schools both teach what they want to teach and you're in trouble if you got issues with it. They're not very different. That's why I say to heck with both.

Forgiveness Man wrote:You gotta check your religion at the door if you're Christian.

No you don't! If you "checked your religion at the door" it's because you chose to, nobody forced you. There is a difference between leaving your religion at the door and not broadcasting it for the world to see, making others around you to acknowledge it and forcing it on them. You can pray in school if you want to (as long as you do it by yourself). You shouldn't expect everyone else to pray just because you want to.