Religious Freedom: Office For Religious Freedom

Religious Freedom Dept: Less than a month after the Conservative government officially established the Office for Religious Freedom , a multi-faith flock of Canadians is taking the government to court for violating the very freedoms the government pledges the new office will promote abroad, according to The Star. The government cut the part-time chaplains to save an estimated $1.3 million. But $5 million was budgeted to promote religious freedom around the world. Where are the government priorities and When it comes to promoting religious freedom, the government could do with a little more fairness right here at home. In a united front that highlights strong interfaith opposition, Muslim, Wiccan, Buddhist, Sikh and Jewish prisoners and ex-prisoners are now suing the federal government for cutting part-time chaplains, many of whom ministered to prisoners just like them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.