tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883415296937284014.post1388019451602664051..comments2024-01-08T02:16:57.647-08:00Comments on Religion, Sets, and Politics: Politically correct idiocy at Queen's UniversityJoshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00637936588223855248noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883415296937284014.post-47812326707211587862008-12-08T19:56:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:56:00.000-08:00Ironically, this policy is discriminatory against ...Ironically, this policy is discriminatory against Jehovah's Witnesses, who neither throw nor any birthday parties for religious reasons.<BR/><BR/>Will the next rule be censuring someone for refusing to eat pork with someone else for religious reasons?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883415296937284014.post-39373621645328733712008-12-02T21:28:00.000-08:002008-12-02T21:28:00.000-08:00Sorry--I din't have context, and I've been spendin...Sorry--I din't have context, and I've been spending time at some websites that make me outright ill. My sense of humour was momentarily disabled in order that I not get Poe'd.<BR/><BR/>The trouble with the Carleton business, to me, is that they're trying to institutionalize civilized behaviour that's best taught by example, not finger-wagging.<BR/><BR/>The good thought is there, the good idea is, alas, absent.Metrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13338677991161252796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883415296937284014.post-32695015174452290942008-11-22T15:47:00.000-08:002008-11-22T15:47:00.000-08:00Metro:It was pretty clear from the context that th...Metro:<BR/><BR/>It was pretty clear from the context that the friend was joking. And frankly all present found it hilarious. If someone doesn't, well then they should lighten up. <BR/><BR/>Moreover, even if it had reflected some sort of real bias the way to handle that is not censorship or "censuring." That isn't going to change anyone's viewpoints.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00637936588223855248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883415296937284014.post-79545879598418139842008-11-20T22:12:00.000-08:002008-11-20T22:12:00.000-08:00Thanks for the link. And as for your "... and by g...Thanks for the link. And as for your "... and by gay, I mean Jewish," friend: People like her are the reason this sort of thing has to happen periodically.<BR/><BR/>One thing that occured to me was that the new generation of Uni students has grown up with the 'net, relative anonymity, and an instant gratification attitude.<BR/><BR/>It could be that civility is a casualty, requiring moderators for the supervision of conversation.Metrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13338677991161252796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883415296937284014.post-59135919302816545742008-11-20T18:38:00.000-08:002008-11-20T18:38:00.000-08:00Hunter, that's the most coherent interpretation of...Hunter, that's the most coherent interpretation of the statement I've heard yet. But this only brings up the obvious question- if someone isn't willing to go to someone's birthday party over a religious division how will they end up knowing the person well enough to get an invitation?Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00637936588223855248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883415296937284014.post-24090942208446940942008-11-20T09:30:00.000-08:002008-11-20T09:30:00.000-08:00I'm pretty sure the case they're trying to catch w...I'm pretty sure the case they're trying to catch with this rule is where a (say) Christian refuses to attend a (say) Muslim's birthday for the sole reason that the Muslim is Muslim. It's still a dumb rule, made even more so by the ridiculously over-broad interpretations the wording practically begs for.Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013773153239220910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883415296937284014.post-28096304703703704572008-11-19T23:50:00.000-08:002008-11-19T23:50:00.000-08:00???So what happens to me if I avoid your birthday ...???<BR/><BR/>So what happens to me if I avoid your birthday party for non-faith-based reasons, such as "I don't like you"? Expulsion?Etienne Vougahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782192943552381461noreply@blogger.com