Description
“The more you restrict, the more you homogenize—and homogeneity is the opposite of diversity.”
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Canada’s new military policy bars chaplains and other personnel from referencing God at public events. The government says it supports diversity of belief, but can a policy that forbids religious expression really be called inclusive?
I argue that the policy contradicts its own rationale, conflicts with Canada’s religious heritage, and denies military chaplains the freedom to offer spiritual support to people who live with the risks of death.
Timestamps
- 0:00 Remembrance Day and the new policy
- 1:24 The government’s case for restricting religious expression
- 2:35 Is “diversity of belief” self-contradictory?
- 3:40 The demand for moral conformity
- 4:41 Inclusion, pluralism, and forced homogeneity
- 6:00 The policy and Canada’s national anthem
- 6:57 The Christian heritage of Canada’s war dead
- 8:07 Why faith matters to people facing death
- 8:55 What politicians are asking soldiers to sacrifice
- 10:18 The chaplains barred from doing their work
- 11:30 What reason is there to die for your country?
- 12:45 The moral problem of sacrifice without an afterlife
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com
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