Anglican and Lutheran leaders speak out against niqab ban

Posted Nov 3, 2017

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Anglican bishops of Montreal and Quebec have joined the bishop of the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada to speak out against a new law that bans the wearing of the niqab – the Islamic face covering – in the province of Quebec from people delivering or receiving a public service. Bill 62 was passed by the Quebec National Assembly in October and is described as “an act to foster adherence to state religious neutrality.”

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