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Originally Posted by DESS
I didn't say I want the whole Stampede to take on a Christian tone, I just think it should have a Christian angle, which I view as lacking. If we want Calgary to be recognized as a global city, which is basically what this thread is about, grand-scale events like the Stampede should have a Christian bent, as that would truly reflect who we all are and serve as a starting point from which the event can grow and improve.
Look, without God we wouldn't even exist so I think it's appropriate to honour Him during any festival, particularly a high-profile festival like this. I know there are some people that aren't Christian, but I think we can all agree that without God nothing would exist at all, so it can't hurt to honour Him and respect Him by cutting out a lot of the shenanigans that reflect poorly on our city and our people.
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Again, if you wast to praise god, go to church. The Stampede is something that indeed reflect on our city and I think that it would be a backwards motion to re-integrate church and state, even if the Stampede is a private business.
I hear what you're saying but I just totally disagree. And if you look around our city, you'll see that probably less than 25% are christian. Maybe in your world they're the majority, but that's probably because birds of a feather flock together. We've got a large muslim community, and a very large athiest community. Not to mention natives and jews and a host of other systems of beliefs.
An international city accepts this.