Quote Originally Posted by xman View Post
Well, talking politics and religion? IBTB!

First, Thank-you Eric for helping to set the record straight about Québec. I spent three wonderful years in Montréal and know that very few Québecois feel that they are "not a multicultural society". What an absurd notion. Visit Montréal to see.

I feel it important to get back to MacmillanofRathdown's point. It would have been easy for a kiltie to divest himself of a sgian dubh. Why so difficult for a Sikh to part with his kirpan? Oh right, it's a religious issue. I guess those guys can't fly now or risk offending their god because they can't carry a blade on board. ... I'll bet they do fly though. Although people often state that there must be some special exception for religion, in practice reason is always employed somewhere.
Have you ever met a Sikh, sir? I have, and found the two Sikh gentlemen I know to be just that -- gentlemen. One of them was a great devotee of Burns and Scotland in general. I find your comments a tad disrespectful to a religion and people that are known for their bravery and commitment to freedom.

T.