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Six Pseudo-Arguments of Antisecularists
Posted By David Rand On 2019-05-20 @ 19:21 In | No Comments
2019-05-20
In this blog I summarize six fallacies used by antisecularists as “arguments” against Quebec’s Draft Bill 21.
Sommaire en français Dans le présent blogue je résume six sophismes qu’utilisent les anti-laïques comme « arguments » contre le projet de loi 21 au Québec.
Antisecularists who oppose Quebec’s Draft Bill 21 [1] have no valid arguments to make, or at least none that I have ever heard. Their attacks on the proposed legislation can basically be summarized in the following six pseudo-arguments:
The opponents of the Bill never hold religious believers responsible for their own practices and beliefs; instead, antisecularists hold the State responsible for accommodating those practices and beliefs. This is obviously backwards.
[…] a law dealing with State secularism, a law which, all thing considered, is very moderate.
Given their lack of any plausible line of reasoning, antisecularists, in their vituperations, have a strong tendency towards dishonesty, irresponsible speculation and sometimes complete nonsense. Their behaviour is increasingly toxic. And on that disturbing note, I would like to conclude by quoting Pierre Allard [4], award-winning career journalist:
The debate about secularism has taken an unhealthy turn these days. […] black clouds are piling up on Quebec’s democratic horizon. I did not vote for the CAQ and undoubtedly never will, but the Legault government was elected. It has proposed a law dealing with State secularism, a law which, all thing considered, is very moderate. That government is confronted by a barrage of (minority) opponents who use extremist rhetoric and who, for no valid reason, question the legitimacy of a majority which governs without excess. This should worry us.
Next blog: Quebec Bill 21 Causes Earthquakes, Anal Warts and the Collapse of Civilisation [5]
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[1] Quebec’s Draft Bill 21: https://blog.davidrand.caquebecs-draft-bill-21-implements-state-secularism
[2] does not target any group of persons; rather, it restricts certain behaviour: https://blog.davidrand.ca/tobacco-politics-religion/
[3] articles 10 and 11 of the Public Service Act: http://legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/showDoc/cs/F-3.1.1
[4] quoting Pierre Allard: http://lettresdufront1.blogspot.com/2019/05/laicite-de-letat-derapages-des-uns.html
[5] Quebec Bill 21 Causes Earthquakes, Anal Warts and the Collapse of Civilisation: https://blog.davidrand.ca/quebec-bill-21-causes-earthquakes-anal-warts-collapse-civilisation/
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