Quebec is trying to ban Jesus from Christmas

[rangerrebew]

Jane Stannus
Quebec is trying to ban Jesus from Christmas
22 December 2025, 6:00am
 
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – but not, sadly, in Quebec. Or at least that’s what the provincial government would have us believe.

As the region’s secularism minister Jean-François Roberge explained: ‘We can wish someone merry Christmas. We can sing Christmas songs. This is nothing but tradition. But we shouldn’t make any references to the birth of baby Jesus… When we wish someone merry Christmas, we can think of Santa Claus and his elves, but nothing Catholic.’

Generously, Christmas parties are permitted in schools and daycares as long as ‘there is no attempt to transmit religious values’

Roberge was describing the workings of Bill 9, an attempt to expand the region’s secularism laws. The proposed legislation will ban public prayer, force religious private schools to secularise or be defunded, ban chapels and prayer rooms in publicly funded educational institutions, limit religious (including Halal and Kosher) menus in publicly funded institutions and extend Legault’s 2019 ban on religious symbols for civil servants in a position of authority, to private school teachers.

Montrealers will have to watch their thoughts as they head down Boulevard Saint-Laurent, make a left on Rue Notre-Dame, and take Rue Saint-Vincent and Rue Saint-Paul on their way to the Marché Bonsecours (so called for its proximity to the Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, which dates to 1655). Remember, this Christmas, it’s okay to think publicly about Santa Claus and his elves, but not about anything Catholic.

https://spectator.com/article/quebec-is-trying-to-ban-jesus-from-christmas/

[rangerrebew]

Generously, Christmas parties are permitted in schools and daycares as long as ‘there is no attempt to transmit religious values’

I'll bet you can push Islamic values any time you want.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Celebrating Christ's Mass without Christ?  That's like Quebec without the Quebecois.

[Kamaji]

Will the ban on public prayer include a ban on Muslims taking over public areas to do their praying every day?  Or will they get a pass?

[cato potatoe]

Secularism minister.     Quebec is definitely an exotic province.  The parts bordering Maine and across into Quebec City are fairly conservative and Catholic.  The rest is a social democracy in the middle of a commonwealth realm.  They do oppose immigration at least.

[andy58-in-nh]

Will the ban on public prayer include a ban on Muslims taking over public areas to do their praying every day?  Or will they get a pass?

Of course the Muslims will get a pass.

When faced with a government-enforced ban on of expressions of faith, Christians will pray for you. Muslims will kill you.

[mountaineer]

Celebrating Christ's Mass without Christ?  That's like Quebec without the Quebecois.

And then there's the celebration in Baltimore, MD ... nothing says Christ the Savior is born like:

https://twitter.com/JebraFaushay/status/2003109783579304403

[libertybele]

Shameful.  Let's keep kicking God out. 

[Fishrrman]

"As the region’s secularism minister Jean-François Roberge explained..."

A "secularism minister"...???
What in Heaven's name does HE do...???

[Free Vulcan]

Forget it Jake, it's Canada.

[libertybele]

It is quite sad...years ago everyone used to decorate for Christmas with many displaying nativity scenes.  There are a few on our block (us included).  A lot of people have inflatables or they don't decorate at all.

Now you drive around and see Grinch's and tall (larger than houses) skeletons.  I'm not quite sure what skeletons have to  do with  Christmas,  but to me it is inappropriate.