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[llama66]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

All I can say is "Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster".

Many things that go against our beliefs as a society are acceptable for religious reasons in what is supposed to be an enlightened secular society.

Sorry Fiddledog, I won't dirty my mouse by clicking on a link involving the SNN.

Bless his noodly appendage

[PublicAnimalNo9]

llama66 llama66:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

All I can say is "Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster".

Many things that go against our beliefs as a society are acceptable for religious reasons in what is supposed to be an enlightened secular society.

Sorry Fiddledog, I won't dirty my mouse by clicking on a link involving the SNN.

Bless his noodly appendage

May sauce be upon him.

[DrCaleb]

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

llama66 llama66:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

All I can say is "Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster".

Many things that go against our beliefs as a society are acceptable for religious reasons in what is supposed to be an enlightened secular society.

Sorry Fiddledog, I won't dirty my mouse by clicking on a link involving the SNN.

Bless his noodly appendage

May sauce be upon him.

Ramen.

[bootlegga]

llama66 llama66:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

All I can say is "Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster".

Many things that go against our beliefs as a society are acceptable for religious reasons in what is supposed to be an enlightened secular society.

Sorry Fiddledog, I won't dirty my mouse by clicking on a link involving the SNN.

Bless his noodly appendage

You two might find this interesting - America's First Openly Pastafarian Politician Sworn Into Office;

http://gawker.com/americas-first-openly ... 1496554452

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Schaeffer drew many side glances for his unusual decision to wear a colander to his swearing in on Friday. The colander, or pasta strainer, is the traditional headgear of Pastafarians.

[BeaverFever]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

What is it with York University, anyway? So much that's nutty seems to come out of there. It competes with Rob Ford for Toronto's answer to the Florida Man Meme

York U was founded back in the late 1950s because Canadian society was still very biggotted at the time and the other Universities banned or limited Jewish students and faculty. Hence, the University today still has a very strong Jewish presence but also tolerance, acceptance, inclusiveness, etc are part of the institution's core identity.

[BeaverFever]

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

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The director of the Centre for Human Rights also weighed in on the decision in an email to Grayson.


“While I fully share your initial impression, the OHRC does require accommodations based on religious observances.”

Unless those observances are Christian, then the person can go fuck themselves.

Why unless theyre Christian?

[N_Fiddledog]

Headline from a Canadian, Onion-style, satire site -

York University Dean supports student’s religious right to Aztec human sacrifice

http://www.thebeaverton.com/national/it ... -sacrifice

[MeganC]

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“One of the main reasons that I have chosen internet courses to complete my BA is due to my firm religious beliefs,” the student wrote. “It will not be possible for me to meet in public with a group of women (the majority of my group) to complete some of these tasks.”

I think this guy was being very fair. He knows his religion clashes with the values of others at the school so he is doing the class online and wants to keep doing the class online. He was being VERY fair and the school is doing fine in letting him do his thing. I don't see what would be gained by forcing an online student to report to class just to have his religious values offended.

[N_Fiddledog]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

What is it with York University, anyway? So much that's nutty seems to come out of there. It competes with Rob Ford for Toronto's answer to the Florida Man Meme

York U was founded back in the late 1950s because Canadian society was still very biggotted at the time and the other Universities banned or limited Jewish students and faculty. Hence, the University today still has a very strong Jewish presence but also tolerance, acceptance, inclusiveness, etc are part of the institution's core identity.

[BeaverFever]

Yeah so what? I never said the university planted mind-control devices in every students brain.

[N_Fiddledog]

No, but I believe what you did say was York "University today still has a very strong Jewish presence but also tolerance, acceptance, inclusiveness, etc are part of the institution's core identity."

Tolerance, acceptance, inclusiveness, etc like this right?

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York University’s Student Association called for universities to divest from holdings in companies that do business with Israel and to cut ties with Israeli academics. Interestingly, they made no mention of the civil war in Syria where tens of thousands have been killed in recent months, laws forbidding homosexuality in much of the Arab Middle East, or any of the other major issues that bleeding heart liberals often jump up and down about.

Of course it’s all part and parcel of recent Anti-Semitic history at York University:



* Local Aish Hatorah Rabbi, Aaron Hoch accused the University of supporting Anti-Semitism, and regarding previous incidents noted that York’s President “..has again showed his amazing tolerance for anti-Semitism and lack of vigilance regarding the feeling of safety for Jewish students on campus.” An outspoken – yet surely accurate stance.

* Just before Passover, Jewish students were repeatedly harassed during counter-protests against an anti-Israel rally on campus.

* In 2009, members of Jewish student group Hillel were threatened by Palestinian students, and the leaders of Hillel have previously condemned anti-Semitism at York University. Quite a troubling environment exists at this so-called institute of higher learning.

A bad environment for Jews isn’t the only problem at York University.

* In the past month, there have been many serious crimes on campus – two sexual assaults, two armed robberies and a case of assault where a student was struck with a piece of metal. There have been abnormally high rates of crime committed at the school, and police are seeking additional victims related to sex crimes.

* There were repeated rapes in dormitories in 2007, a security guard was shot in 2009, in April 2010 a student was sexually assaulted walking back to her apartment off campus, resulting in very serious injuries, in April 2011 an international student was murdered at York University Village, and on November 23 2012 a female student was sexually assaulted in Vari Hall, the school’s most iconic building.

http://jdlcanada.wordpress.com/2013/04/ ... ity-video/

[Brenda]

MeganC MeganC:

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“One of the main reasons that I have chosen internet courses to complete my BA is due to my firm religious beliefs,” the student wrote. “It will not be possible for me to meet in public with a group of women (the majority of my group) to complete some of these tasks.”

I think this guy was being very fair. He knows his religion clashes with the values of others at the school so he is doing the class online and wants to keep doing the class online. He was being VERY fair and the school is doing fine in letting him do his thing. I don't see what would be gained by forcing an online student to report to class just to have his religious values offended.

I agree with you.
The guy was not forcing anything on anyone, he was just doing his thing. Others decided that 'thing' was not good enough, or something.
I don't have a problem with him not willing to work with women. It's his loss, simply because we are awesome.

[BeaverFever]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

No, but I believe what you did say was York "University today still has a very strong Jewish presence but also tolerance, acceptance, inclusiveness, etc are part of the institution's core identity."

Tolerance, acceptance, inclusiveness, etc like this right?

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York University’s Student Association called for universities to divest from holdings in companies that do business with Israel and to cut ties with Israeli academics. Interestingly, they made no mention of the civil war in Syria where tens of thousands have been killed in recent months, laws forbidding homosexuality in much of the Arab Middle East, or any of the other major issues that bleeding heart liberals often jump up and down about.

Of course it’s all part and parcel of recent Anti-Semitic history at York University:



* Local Aish Hatorah Rabbi, Aaron Hoch accused the University of supporting Anti-Semitism, and regarding previous incidents noted that York’s President “..has again showed his amazing tolerance for anti-Semitism and lack of vigilance regarding the feeling of safety for Jewish students on campus.” An outspoken – yet surely accurate stance.

* Just before Passover, Jewish students were repeatedly harassed during counter-protests against an anti-Israel rally on campus.

* In 2009, members of Jewish student group Hillel were threatened by Palestinian students, and the leaders of Hillel have previously condemned anti-Semitism at York University. Quite a troubling environment exists at this so-called institute of higher learning.

A bad environment for Jews isn’t the only problem at York University.

* In the past month, there have been many serious crimes on campus – two sexual assaults, two armed robberies and a case of assault where a student was struck with a piece of metal. There have been abnormally high rates of crime committed at the school, and police are seeking additional victims related to sex crimes.

* There were repeated rapes in dormitories in 2007, a security guard was shot in 2009, in April 2010 a student was sexually assaulted walking back to her apartment off campus, resulting in very serious injuries, in April 2011 an international student was murdered at York University Village, and on November 23 2012 a female student was sexually assaulted in Vari Hall, the school’s most iconic building.

http://jdlcanada.wordpress.com/2013/04/ ... ity-video/

Listen close dummy, students are not university employees, the University doesn't control what students think or say. Maybe if you attended a university this would be more obvious to you.

[N_Fiddledog]

Now, now Beav temper, temper. One might think you're a Yorky yourself. Wouldn't want that. Those are some wacky dudes.

So you say it's not the admin. What is it then? Is there something in the water?