Quebec province's instruction about religion upheld.A Quebec judge has ruled that a school course requiring students to learn about different religions does not infringe on their religious freedom. Some Christian parents had objected to the class, arguing that it undermined their efforts to instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. Christian faith in their children.
The course is taught to students in grades one and eleven and has a particular emphasis on religions that are part of Quebec's heritage, including Catholicism, Protestantism, Judaism and aboriginal spirituality. Quebec Superior Court Quebec Superior Court is the highest trial Court in the Province of Quebec, Canada. It consists of 144 judges who are appointed by the federal government following the recommendation of the Premier of Quebec. Justice Jean-Guy Dubois Jean-Guy Dubois (born 2 April 1948 in Sainte-Cécile-de-Lèvrard, Quebec) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a lawyer and professor by career. dismissed the parents' concerns, taking into consideration the testimony of a Catholic theologian who said there is a commitment on part of the Catholic Church to understand other religions. "In light of all the evidence presented," the judge wrote," the court does not see how the ... course limits the plaintiff's freedom of conscience and of religion for the children when it provides an overall presentation of various religions without obliging o·blig·ing adj. Ready to do favors for others; accommodating. o·blig ing·ly adv. the children to adhere to adhere toverb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. them." |
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