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Permalink Reply by Bryan B on April 15, 2011 at 9:04am

I agree that there is a difference between atheism and religion bashing. I think this is going to have to be something I will decide on a case by case basis

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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on April 15, 2011 at 12:27am

Do you really need to have your instructor as a facebook friend?  My position is different, but if a coworker or 'boss' didn't like what I had on facebook I would just suggest we not associate on facebook.  Work is work and my personal life is my own.  I don't know how this would apply in your situation though.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Paisley on April 15, 2011 at 9:06pm

This is why i keep my FB profile uber private and use LinkedIn for anything that can be related to work. FB for friends, LinkedIn for biz.

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Permalink Reply by Pope OoO (Out of Order) on April 15, 2011 at 12:56am

I think it depends on how much you're willing to mix public with personal. I wouldn't want to offend anyone who's a potential client, unless I could afford to lose clients or goodwill and/or take the heat for it as a matter of making a public statement.

Maybe this is an easy position for me to take because I don't use facebook much in a public way.

 

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Permalink Reply by Albert Bakker on April 15, 2011 at 1:09am

Is it possible that your instructor is too cautious, maybe a bit patronizing. Muslims a plenty who'd laugh about pareidolia (potatoes are new to me, usually Allah hides in tomatoes or egg plants) or be mildly irritated at the gullibility of a fellow Muslim for being particularly stupid about something. Why not await the complaints first, answer them and only then accept to be pragmatically stifled.

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Permalink Reply by angel aviles on April 15, 2011 at 1:58am

  I think nobody has the right to tell you what and what not to post. Thats democracy. If u let your boss intervene on your personal life, whats next? as you said.

  Besides thats what we fight. The right to be outspoken on any matter specially religion. so f... ur Karate teacher.

                                    Nikur

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Permalink Reply by Kris Feenstra on April 15, 2011 at 2:16am

"He was concerned people might see it and there be a compliant or that it might give off the impression we are bigots."

 

I don't really understand this part.  Is the Allah comment on the YMCA's page, or your own personal page?  I assume it's on your page, in which case, it's not really any of his business.  The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects your right to make such commentary.  It's actually covered under fundamental freedoms.  I don't really think it's appropriate for him to ask you to compromise fundamental freedoms guaranteed by our constitution.

 

2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:

(a) freedom of conscience and religion;

(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;

(c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and

(d) freedom of association.

 

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Permalink Reply by Stutz on April 15, 2011 at 3:31am

Asking someone to do something does not "compromise fundamental freedoms". Nobody is taking away anybody's "rights" by requesting that they remove a facebook posting. A request between private individuals is not a gun to your head or handcuffs on your wrists or some kind of censorship. Why does everyone always start wailing about free speech when someone else's free speech disagrees with theirs?

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Permalink Reply by Kris Feenstra on April 15, 2011 at 3:50am

"Asking someone to do something does not "compromise fundamental freedoms". "

I didn't say that it did. I said that it is inappropriate for the instructor to ask him to do something that would compromise his fundamental freedoms.

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Permalink Reply by angel aviles on April 15, 2011 at 10:47am

 Indeed it does. How? I.D. case in Pennsylvania, They request to mention the controversy on 'The theory of evolution" and we know how that "request" ended. Threats to their life, and a long court case. The guy from Denmark who draw Mohammed. Muslims request the drawing to be taken away and an apology. How did that ends? Riots, guys getting stabbed and so on.

  I dont like Churches or big crosses, and big stars of Israel in front of buildings. What would happen if I request these guys to take away their symbols?Of course they would get offended and feel threathen, mostly if they are Orthodox Jews and in Ny they can take you handcuffed to the local precint by their own and private police officers.

    The point is if they feel offended by stupid posts or opinions, Why shouldn't we? Its time x us to fight back and get our rights respected.

                                                                 Nikur

p.s. sorry about my English its my 2nd language.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Bryan B on April 15, 2011 at 8:54am

Its on my own personal page. I have decided to leave them up for now.

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Permalink Reply by Bryan B on April 15, 2011 at 8:57am

Thanks for the replies and thought everyone. I think next time I will keep it up and wait for complaints, it is just tricky because I have been studying the same traditional martial art under the same teacher for many years. I might just have to accept that my teacher doesn't like it because I don't think I should be afraid of being who I am because the religious might complain or get the wrong impression.

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