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impact of the cross
Reader comment on item: Away with Crusaders, Crucifixes, Crosses, and Christmas
Submitted by Roslyn Esther (United States), Dec 16, 2005 at 23:58
Sorry to disagree with you on this one, Mr. Pipes. There are not many crosses in public places in Ottawa, Canada but about 10 years ago, when visiting the city council chambers of a suburb in quest of a zoning amendment, I felt distinctly uncomfortable to see a cross on the wall facing the petitioners.It seemed to say that although I was born in Canada, its institutions exist to serve Christians and not Jews like myself, that I was not really a part of my country, only tolerated as a second class citizen. I am pleased to say that the council treated us fairly but why should I have to feel that I don't really belong?
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| 2 | No sense of humor [175 words] | Yosef | Aug 7, 2009 10:55 | 159793 | |
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| 2 | Muslims take offense to any religious sysmbols not their own [276 words] | RRWest | Jun 21, 2009 15:04 | 157730 | |
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| 1 | Changing historic place names & symbols not about citizenship or tolerance [281 words] | Non-Catholic | Jun 10, 2009 15:29 | 156846 | |
| 8 | Removal of Christian symbols from public [72 words] | One-eyed eagle | May 26, 2009 17:54 | 156201 | |
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| 1 | Muslims don't want to care.... [319 words] | Soundoc | Apr 15, 2006 21:11 | 43264 | |
| It's not new [156 words] | Noelle Perry | Mar 12, 2006 19:36 | 39877 | ||
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| 2 | A cuckoo's egg in the nest. [511 words] | Paul Bastier | Oct 25, 2006 23:40 | 39877 | |
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| 6 | Comment on Jose's Not in Hispanic America [131 words] | Joyce | Jul 17, 2007 23:08 | 38246 | |
| Comment on Comment on Jose's Not in Hispanic America [117 words] | Billy F | Jul 25, 2007 17:48 | 38246 | ||
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| 12 | deeply disturbing.. [415 words] | Merrill | Feb 11, 2006 08:27 | 34915 | |
| 8 | Demographic aggression by muslims [163 words] | G.Bisvas | Feb 25, 2006 04:49 | 34915 | |
| 2 | India's pain [54 words] | Joe | Jul 16, 2006 10:25 | 34915 | |
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| it's all a question of faith [236 words] | C | Feb 11, 2006 04:24 | 34886 | ||
| 2 | Partly agree [282 words] | Joe | Feb 13, 2006 15:12 | 34886 | |
| 90 | STOP THE APPEASEMENT. Muslims if you dont like it, LEAVE [218 words] | Joe | Feb 8, 2006 00:25 | 34282 | |
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| 3 | Muslims globalizing their religion [24 words] | A. Patriot | Feb 14, 2006 19:30 | 34282 | |
| 1 | bravo,Joe. If they do not like our culture, leave as soon as possible [37 words] | Oskar | Apr 7, 2006 18:25 | 34282 | |
| 1 | How could Muslims change? [76 words] | Soundoc | Apr 8, 2006 22:36 | 34282 | |
| 1 | darn right [8 words] | john ben | Oct 25, 2006 17:13 | 34282 | |
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| 2 | Correct [7 words] | Octavio | Jan 6, 2007 17:47 | 34282 | |
| 5 | Dar al-Harb [215 words] | John | Apr 8, 2007 20:45 | 34282 | |
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| 1 | clarity of words [94 words] | G.Vishvas | Apr 18, 2008 02:41 | 32292 | |
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 impact of the cross [117 words] | Roslyn Esther | Dec 16, 2005 23:58 | 30101 | ||
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| Rick you are right [190 words] | Joe | Feb 14, 2006 21:16 | 30101 | ||
| For the sake of symmetry [40 words] | Sergio Rubinstein | Dec 16, 2005 20:45 | 30097 | ||
| 1 | Don't come here, stay where you are, we don't want you. [168 words] | Rick | Dec 16, 2005 18:02 | 30092 | |
| 4 | Rick - Darn Fine! [107 words] | Heather Clark | Dec 16, 2005 23:47 | 30092 | |
| 2 | reply to Rick [33 words] | Joyce | Jul 17, 2007 23:18 | 30092 | |
| 1 | Muslim wise to the ways of the West [264 words] | david romero | Dec 16, 2005 17:42 | 30090 | |
| 1 | I can't Believe What I am Reading [152 words] | Lali Per | Feb 16, 2006 10:04 | 30090 | |
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| COMMENT! [100 words] | COMMENT! | May 9, 2007 08:01 | 30082 | ||
| Away with Crucifixes, Crosses, and Christmas [451 words] | Mary-Ann Barnes | Dec 16, 2005 13:16 | 30075 | ||
| "Sorry, mate ... [336 words] | dds | Dec 15, 2005 12:57 | 30008 | ||
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| a story of The Cross [106 words] | Ed Brophy | Dec 13, 2005 14:04 | 29881 | ||
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