Etiket: Prayer
Prayer in schools | Drainville confirms ban with government directive
The Minister of Education, Bernard Drainville, officially ordered all school service centers to prohibit the installation of rooms intended for prayer in classes. In his directive, adopted by the Council…
(Editorial) School is not a place of prayer
Prayer has no place in school. We will not have made 60 years of laborious but constant progress to get religion out of our educational establishments to see secularism cut…
Places of prayer in schools | A storm in a glass of water
The discovery this week that some young students are saying their prayers at their school has created a great media and political storm. This storm required the intervention of the…
Make way for readers | Places of prayer in schools
Our readers overwhelmingly agree with Minister Bernard Drainville regarding the prohibition for public schools in Quebec to set up a prayer room on their premises. Here is an overview of…
Prayer rooms prohibited in secondary school | CEGEPs and universities will be able to continue to pray
(Quebec) Quebec “does not intend” to prohibit the rooms of meditation where students say prayers in CEGEPs and universities, indicates the office of the Minister of Higher Education, Pascale Déry.…
Prayer rooms prohibited | Bernard Drainville invites students to pray in silence
(Quebec) Bernard Drainville promises to send a directive prohibiting public schools in Quebec from setting up a prayer room on their premises. Students who wish to meditate, he said, can…
Prayer room: the Mont-de-La Salle school will comply with the requests of the Minister of Education
Following the Statement by Minister Bernard Drainville who will send a directive to close the place of meditation at Mont-de-La Salle secondary school, the Laval school service center has indicated…
National Council of Canadian Muslims opposes ban on prayer rooms in schools
The decision of the Minister of Education, Bernard Drainville, to ban prayer rooms in public schools in Quebec is not well received by the National Council of Canadian Muslims (CNMC),…
“School is not a place of prayer!”: Minister Bernard Drainville prohibits schools from transforming classrooms into prayer rooms
Minister Bernard Drainville now prohibits schools from turning classrooms into prayer rooms. • Read also: Prayers in schools: premises should not be reserved for one religion, says Drainville “School is…
Drainville will ban prayer rooms in public schools
Education Minister Bernard Drainville announced Wednesday that he will issue a directive to ban prayer rooms in classrooms in Quebec public schools. “It is simply not compatible with the principle…
Burt Bacharach, composer of legendary songs like “I say a little prayer for you”, dies at 94
The death of the American composer Burt Bacharach, author of the famous walk-on-by, The Look of Love Or Raindrops keep falling on my headis due to natural causes, said his…
Burt Bacharach, composer of legendary songs like “I say a little prayer for you”, dies at 94
The American composer, who has also signed many timeless hits like “Walk on By”, “The Look of Love” or “Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head”, died of natural death, said…
veil, prayer rug and verses from the Koran … his response to the new accusations on Instagram
Propelled into the spotlight after her participation in various reality shows, Marine El Himer is today an ultra-popular influencer. If she resides in Dubai with her twin sister Océane, she…
Cancer | An urbi et orbi prayer for patients
The pope periodically offers an urbi et orbi prayer to the city and the world. Wishes for peace, health, spirituality addressed to all. A call to action to help our…
his “walking hands” totally spin his sidekick Eryl Prayer…
After experiencing a terrible descent into hell, Loana seems to be doing well. For a long time, the artist fought against his demons. To make matters worse, the ex-model has…
Pushed by Eryl Prayer, Loana has two fingers to commit the irreparable on Instagram… Internet users taken aback!
On a daily basis on the Web, Loana interacts enormously with her community. In good times and bad, the star can count on her most fervent admirers. Unfortunately for her,…
Prayer after a football match | Supreme Court upholds law in public schools
A new US Supreme Court ruling has upheld a public school football coach’s right to pray in the middle of the field with his players following a game. Posted at…
Prayer on the pitches | Supreme Court overturns firing of public school coach
(Washington) The very conservative Supreme Court of the United States further extended the place of religion in public schools on Monday, invalidating the dismissal of a football coach who prayed…
Prayer to the Commons | “Praying to God and voting is a little annoying”, says the president of the Canadian bishops
(Ottawa) The Bloc Québécois can count on substantial support in its crusade to abolish the reading of the prayer in the House of Commons and replace it with a moment…
Secularism | Prayer in the Commons remains
(Ottawa) The Bloc Québécois motion to eliminate the prayer recited before the start of business in the House of Commons was defeated on Wednesday. Posted at 3:43 p.m. Updated at…