SOCA01H3 Lecture : Lecture 3
Document Summary
Constraint: the bricks and mortar of culture. All cultures have values, beliefs and norms. Canadian values are liberty and democracy, political equality => everybody is concepts are generalizable treated equally before the law. Freedom of speech and freedom of conscience are values. Canadian constitution contains these values (b) beliefs. Conflicts don t arise because you have values but we have conflicting belief systems. Beliefs are less inclusive and than values. Religion is relevant to where you stand in society. Religion is a private affair and not public. We referred to it as separation of church and state=> state is not interested in any particular religion, it doesn t sponsor any kind of religion. Freedom of conscience is freedom of religion and also freedom of choosing the political ideology. Different political parties but are all committed to democracy value. Particular religion or political affiliation is a belief. We agree to disagree in religion and politics.
