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An uncertain future<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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“What is the impact? We don’t really know yet. This is a changing landscape. This is a landscape that we don’t know really well.<\/em>“<\/span><\/p>\u2014 Lori Beaman<\/span>
<\/strong>Canada Research Chair for Religious Diversity and Social Change & professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa<\/span><\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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With religious practice and the number of religious workers declining, and with an increasing diversity of beliefs, the fate of religion in Canada is uncertain. Christianity, which used to monopolize the Canadian religious landscape, is losing influence.  As a result, the very fabric of Canadian society is changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe still see clinging to a kind of Christian hegemony, where people insist that prayer, religious symbols, such as crucifixes and crosses, are still an important part of public life,\u201d said Lori Beaman, Canada Research Chair for Religious Diversity and Social Change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But at the same time, \u201cwe have other voices saying that those kinds of symbols and practices are exclusionary and not inclusive,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Debates on the role of religion and secularism in Canadian society have seeped into politics as well. Last June the Quebec government passed Bill 21<\/a>, a secularism law meant to \u201caffirm the laicity of the State,\u201d by prohibiting provincial public servants from wearing religious symbols while working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the province claims the legislation is aligned with freedom of religion and that applies equally to all citizens, in reality it disproportionately affects religious minorities more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a double standard in the law, noted Pamela Klassen, professor in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. \u201cYou have to wear a mask, but you can\u2019t wear a [religious face covering],\u201d she said. \u201cAt the same time that you have the cross in the National Assembly that cannot be removed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Civil liberties groups challenged the bill in court after it was passed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On Apr. 20, 2021, Quebec\u2019s Superior Court ruled that the bill violates the rights of religious minorities that are protected by Section 3 of the Charter of Rights, saying it forced people to choose between their personal beliefs and their preferred career. \u201cIt\u2019s a cruel consequence that dehumanizes the people affected,\u201d Justice Marc-Andr\u00e9 Blanchard wrote in his decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite this, the court found that the bill was lawful because of the Constitution\u2019s notwithstanding clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Blanchard also declared that the law couldn\u2019t be applied in English school boards because they are protected by the Charter\u2019s minority languages education rights. The court also said that members of the National Assembly were exempt because the Charter guarantees the rights of citizens to elect who they want to represent them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The future of religion in Canada may be uncertain, but one thing is sure: Canadian society will have to reckon with increasingly diverse worldviews and lifestyles, said Beaman, who is also a professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that conversations around inclusion in relation to religious practices and secularism are needed, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the Roman Catholic Church, it is learning to adapt to the situation by not only hiring priests from abroad, but also by letting individuals take on more active roles in the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is a new way of working at church \u2013 first by working with parishioners, so that the priest doesn\u2019t have to do everything like counting money or cleaning the church,\u201d explained Luc Paquet, rector of the Grand S\u00e9minaire de Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

African priests that come to work in Quebec\u2019s C\u00f4te Nord have encouraged this too, said Claude Desch\u00eanes, pastoral representative for Sacr\u00e9-Coeur, Que. He said they would tell him that it was time for priests to leave presbyteries and let worshippers assume more responsibilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat [local] priest would have dared to say that?,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that\u2019s the nicest thing I\u2019m seeing now in Church \u2026 There are more and more people that come and that tell me \u2018Claude, I would also like to get involved\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today when someone goes to see a priest or takes part in religious activities, they are doing it because their faith is very strong \u2013 not because it\u2019s socially expected, said L\u00e9onard Kapia , a Congolese priest who works in Desch\u00eanes\u2019 parish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making space for a different type of engagement<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Those who stopped adhering to a religion have not necessarily abandoned charitable giving or volunteering, Beaman said. Instead, we are seeing a shift where people are now putting their energy in things like the environment or social justice, instead of things like church fundraisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while Canadian youth may not be raised in a religious setting, they are learning about issues such as gender equality, racial equality, and inclusion. \u201cI think that there\u2019s more space for these movements. And that’s actually a positive thing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top photo \u00a9 \u00c9milie Warren<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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