tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post436554267773353633..comments2024-03-28T00:54:34.206-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: Alberta Vs. The Creationists, Part III: In Which Minister Blackett Contradicts Himself And Othersbigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-27396028252906323852009-05-04T19:04:00.000-04:002009-05-04T19:04:00.000-04:00Update: apparently someone gave Blackett a readin...Update: <A HREF="http://crystalgaze2.blogspot.com/2009/05/no-kidding.html" REL="nofollow">apparently someone gave Blackett a reading lesson</A>, because he's now saying what I said it meant from the beginning.MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-13748687923120971992009-05-04T13:09:00.000-04:002009-05-04T13:09:00.000-04:00Noone,
I don't doubt you, but I thought this stuf...Noone,<br /><br />I don't doubt you, but I thought this stuff was already in effect because of the schools(?) act. In other words, Bill 44 didn't make it worse.bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-65122063492760450172009-05-04T13:05:00.000-04:002009-05-04T13:05:00.000-04:00This is as worrisome even if what Blackett says is...This is as worrisome even if what Blackett says is true. <br /><br />So if a teacher is talking about the history of Japan (in the Grade 8 Social curriculum) and the topics of Shitoism and Buddhism come up as major components of that nation's culture, parents can demand that their children be removed from the class for the duration of that lesson? And in a discussion of Middle East politics, a teacher might have to avoid talking about Muslims and Jews in relation to Israel?<br /><br />This is really, really stupid.Kurt Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095783666657738968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-981594630358707582009-05-04T11:30:00.000-04:002009-05-04T11:30:00.000-04:00If Blackett thinks that the initial wording allows...If Blackett thinks that the initial wording allows people to yank their kids out of classes that their faith disagrees with, he's being dense. Either that he's hoping that the right-wingnuts that clause is aimed at are even denser than he is.MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.com