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York Students: Religious Accommodation

Religious accommodation: John G. Stackhouse We need heated public debates. So why are universities refusing them?, according to Globe and Mail. Religious accommodation or accessory to sexism ? York students case stirs debate Arctic blast freezes parts of iconic Niagara Falls on the U.S.-Canadian border. Rough Cut no reporter narration . Reuters Video It is tempting to view the recent controversy at York University, in which the administration apparently admonished a professor who refused a students request to be excused from work with female students on religious grounds, as just another in a long line of reasonable accommodation disputes in Canada. More Related to this Story MacKay joins critics of Yorks religious-accommodation decision (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.