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f : . . . | o i . . A U 1 ; / ' , , / *' ' * amt, - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25. 2009 0 WATERLOO, ONTARIO * SI INCLUDING GST 6‘ War of words a” mg ‘ ‘ ‘¥\\ . , follows Bible J 1 ‘ . ( giveaway -5 By Ciwuorn: PROM. PAnxmu { “' Chronicle Sui/f [ 7- ' ‘t I :' a 4 istribution of Bibles in the region‘s ‘ ‘ i V _""' public schools continues to cause ‘ ' controversy at the school board. . ‘ ' Monday night's meeting of the public ' board featured {our feisty speakers â€" twu ‘ . ARTS Focus asking that the practice be stopped and ‘ ‘ r, V , two asking for it to continue, ‘ I ' Antarctica Challenge Fauzia Mazhar is appalled to know the ‘ p '5’ \ Page 19 school board has continued the policy ‘ a _ ' ' "We dont want our schools to become ’ ‘ V A ‘ ’ ,. ' ‘2 potential recruiting grounds for the multir ‘ \ =77"*’mr;f tude of faith traditions." Mazhar said. ‘ - l ’ 7?; ‘i, ~ . 5"; “competing against each other to increase r' f" i -. . - ' ' if their numbers by targeting the most ml» ‘ [/Y . l _6 _:% 2’ nerable in our socier " 3/ 3° 9' 3 " 5 ‘ r > . Gideon Bibles are offered to (irade S ‘ ‘ , i i ‘ ~ ' , ' ‘â€" '5:)_~_A.;i' -: . , students throughout the board, who must ‘ I L . 1 _- ‘ in ’ ,. s1 - gr :‘1% have signed permission from their parents . F‘- ‘ ' \t “ " iv.- - 9"“ .V _ v - before they receive thenii Proponents of J . ' Z 5 ~ ‘6 the policy say other religious groups have I ’ I h' M the same right to ask the school board to l i. ’ “ A , _. distribute their materials U I J: ; 7.1%.; --s.-_ i; [Joyd McDonald Said opponents ofthe ’ \: policy have a right to exercise their free- i dom of speech “However to the best of 11" g} my knowledge, such a privilege would not 7 _- \‘ ‘ be enjoyed in many Muslim countries” I. a w ’ 1;: SPORTS After being asked by Waterloo trustee ' ,\ - - John Hendry not to single out individuals. ,' 012175106211 ‘ McDonald continued. “Also. in many Mus- \ base a Play?“ lim countries education is not provided or l ‘ an opportunity even allowed for girls" a Pa 6‘ 22 "This is not about the Bible.” Mazhar H " gs“ g I said. “There is no place for the distribu , 5* tion of any religious material in our public J .9- ‘ ~“ schools. period." 1 ~ {v a ‘ . . , / , ‘. ‘ Waterloo trustee (lithe-tine life agrees ' 1 ,v ">_ ' ‘ ‘ ~15 7:5: : /‘ :7: “The policy as it stands right now would I M ‘2‘. A 1‘ .3 - ‘5 t‘ ‘ ,7 ~ ‘ - - r’ -- . A have trustees read it and determine the 13 a ‘ ; ', “ “7-..". ‘-h_.“‘\ appropriateness, and its alignment with ‘ . ‘M z'ri" L " 6'3 Flrst month our education policy," she said. ‘ V- 35;, , V (-1 r ‘N‘ “"5 life has asked that the matter be for- I ' mm“ Mom I __ .__ __ warded to the policy review committee, Here comes Santa Claus ' ‘ “The policy absolutely needs to be 7 _- -â€"- reviewed through the new lens ofequitv" I Thousands lined the route of the annual Lions Club of Kitchener Santa Claus parade last Saturday as 4t ‘ _ _ __,_ , â€"- _ liendry doesn't understand all the {1}“ I wound Its way down King Street through uptown Waterloo into Kitchener. Lasting almost two hours, and I Reguns Guarante'é'ct Wm, get people a! the extreme. and 1 featuring a number of new attractions, parade goers also donated toys and food for local families In V U . ., ., 7 7 A .. ' they're the people that dl’l\’(‘ the contro» ”99d , v __ versy and make it worse than it is." I , / V‘r K I ) ., § 2 ”HRH“ N »~:‘3‘}~ _ "m'm‘t" A . _ Q M Hall \ Crime vmw the finest in Windows. and doors at 2236 Shirley DFIVG‘ KllChHHQV - 519-578 3938 - www bavananwmdows can! -‘ 0'... V ..