This article is discussing the appropriateness of a Catholic school serving grades K-8 of allowing students to earn community service credits for voluntarily joining a prayer vigil connected with what we know as the 40 Days for Life in the US. This movement prays in front of an abortion facility and is peaceful and lawful. They are not blocking or protesting.
The article acknowledges that the Catholic church opposes abortion but some clearly object to the students exercising their faith in this manner. You remember that Canada has abortion on demand with no limitations and most abortions are paid by the tax payer.
"Christ the King is a funded independent school, which means it receives operating grants from the provincial government at 50 per cent of the per-student rate in Louis Riel School Division, in which the school is located."So some of the tax money funds even private parochial schools and therefore some abortion advocates are complaining that this prayer vigil is political. It is interesting that the country that banned hate speech seems to hate any speech that they do not agree with.
Several of the comments to this article trash religious expression, religion in general and the fact that these community service credits may help these students get into public universities which they find objectionable. They are some vitriolic comments against the praying in front of abortion clinics including picketing Catholic schools. Here is a sample.
"Religious education is pure evil. We should be teaching kids, young adults especially, how to think, not what to think."Here is a picture of what they find so terrible and objectionable. Maybe the sign that says Jesus forgives and heals is the most objectionable???
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