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Just to spell it out for people: myriad means 10,000 but has been used as a stand in for "huge variety" for so long that people don't know that anymore.

I'm basically a secular humanist, and I've heard the statement that Catholics aren't Christians, in person, a few times. The two times that come to mind were from very different people (a Chinese Christian that lives in Beijing, and a Canadian Christian that lives on an apple orchard in southern Ontario). Both of whom were coworkers I spent some time with while travelling for work (different jobs, about 10 years apart).

I've always shut it down as a wildly offensive thing to say, and not worthy of discussing. So I've never gotten a real explantion for why some Christians believe it. Is it a common opinion?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_responses_to_the_problem_of_evil

This link is probably more helpful to OP.

This is garbage journalism.

Man that distrusts the Scots wears kilt and decides that it's as drafty as he always expected. "You just have to get used to it" says his bagpiping friend. "No thanks" he thinks smugly.

Suspend the site's permit until the organization shows that it takes its obligations seriously.

I 100% agree they should be flipped. Also, Don Draper was lying when he said that, so it's like doubly apt. Canada feels bad for the US but also is living in their shadow. The USA does think of Canada and has an irrational need to put us down.

The violence is shocking and unacceptable. It's totally possible islamophobia caused the situation to escalate to violence so dramatically. I hope it gets considered at trial.

Likewise I doubt a secular humanist would consider themselves an "ally" to an Islamic convention.

I'm (approximately) a secular humanist that is opposed to my country's face coverings restrictions. I'm an ally to Muslim women trying to secure the right to this Islamic convention.

I'm an opponent of the practice itself, but Muslims should definitely be allowed to do it. I'm an ally of those seeking the right while, simultaneously convinced practicing the right is not the best path to a flourishing society.

I hope that if you ever witness a person being mistreated for having a minority sexual orientation or gender identity that you will be an ally to them.

I'm not a Muslim, so I'm not sure if my input will be at all useful: IMO widespread AC inhibits the body from acclimating, also there are different ways that weather can feel hot. Covering up definitely reduces solar irradiance and if the wind is blowing it makes sense to me that portable shade is worth the reduced natural convection.

My understanding is that the instruction is to modesty, not to a specific garment. I don't know about in Arabic, but in my experience modest is used as a relative term, it's always in comparison to the norm, (eg a modest home) or a person is modest if they brag/seek praise less than normal.

I understand hijabis to wear their hijabs as identity markers. Like as a symbol of their culture. I'm proud that Canada has made progress towards being a diverse and accepting society where different cultures can grow and complement each other. I think cultures that have survived colonization should be proud of that cultural achievement, and should wear their identity markers with pride. But is wearing hijab with pride modest? Maybe it could be viewed as an ostentatious display of self-righteousness. Do Muslims believe in receiving guidance through prayer?

My guess is that they were sized to fit over extra thick foot wraps.

It's times like these you lose your appetite. It's times like these you and the baker fight.

Lift up your hearts! All will come right. Out of the depths of sorrow and of sacrifice shall be born again the glory of mankind.

We cannot yet see how deliverance will come, or when it will come, but nothing is more certain that every trace ofHitlers's bootstep every stain of his corrupt and corroding finger will be scrubbed and purged and of need be, BLASTED, from the surface of the Earth.

-Winston Churchill backed by band from the future Ca. 2009