Any religion is fine, so long as its ours

Another week, another story from our Republican North government to make me hang my head in shame.

The federal government is cancelling the contracts of non-Christian chaplains at federal prisons, CBC News has learned.

Inmates of other faiths, such as Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jews, will be expected to turn to Christian prison chaplains for religious counsel and guidance, according to the office of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, who is also responsible for Canada’s penitentiaries.

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"The minister strongly supports the freedom of religion for all Canadians, including prisoners,” the email states. “However, the government … is not in the business of picking and choosing which religions will be given preferential status through government funding. The minister has concluded … chaplains employed by Corrections Canada must provide services to inmates of all faiths."

Did he even read his own email? Not in the business of picking and choosing which religions will be given preferential status, we’re just going to fire all the non-Christian chaplains and only retain and pay the Christian ones. Yeah, that’s not preferential, unless you’re actually paying attention.