Just half a month ago, in my town, a couple-Christians-asked for that to be put as their personal license plate. For the slow-minded, it translates to 'Amen to you' witht eh Canadian twist of an 'Eh'. They were denied permission because non-Christians would find it offensive.
I personally think this is silly.
State whether or not you are Christian and if you think this was a good decision. I hear that it may be repealed.
Here are some letters sent to the town newspaper in response to the article (which was published too long ago to be retrieved):
I personally think this is silly.
State whether or not you are Christian and if you think this was a good decision. I hear that it may be repealed.
Here are some letters sent to the town newspaper in response to the article (which was published too long ago to be retrieved):
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Not offended Section: Letter Re: "Offensive plate rejected," The News, Feb. 14 edition. I found out about the EH.MEN2U license plate issue by reading other letters to the editor and I just wanted to say that although I'm not a Christian, I'm not offended by this plate. I would also like to mention that I am a Canadian citizen, as I was born here, but my parents were immigrants. My family finds the whole idea of using "Season's Greetings" at Christmas instead of the good old Merry Christmas very stupid. High schools today respect Indian faiths by celebrating Vaisakhi and Diwali and they call them just that. I don't understand why Christians and the government think that non-Christians would be offended by a mere greeting. I would like to thank Canada for respecting my faith of Sikhism and let people of other faiths know that I respect yours, too. Harpreet Gill Mississauga Published: 03/07/07 00:00:00 Going too far Section: Letter Re: Offensive plate rejected, The News, Feb. 14 edition. I am very proud of being a Canadian and I am very proud in knowing that I have rights and the freedom to express who I am as a person. I am thankful for the Minister of Transportation for their diligence in screening out any material that would represent hate, profanity, discrimination or any other negative content on the licence plate. However, I believe that the Minister of Transportation has overstepped its boundary when not allowing an individual to use "EH.MEN2U" on their license plate. How can making a statement of a blessing to everyone who reads it be offensive? I find this claim very atheistic and of personal view not a valid concern for the people. Is it just me, or is everything around us with any Godly content going to become censored? We have a great country. Lets keep it that way. Paul Gentile Mississauga Published: 03/02/07 00:00:00 |
