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This is a fair and reasonable request. Could be the TDSB being overly PC about accomodation, or maybe trying their best to minimize disruptions for all of the students. I dont feel like the TDSB is obligated to provide the prayer space. The way I understand it, the parents group made a request...

Mostly I try to elaborate because you come to conclusion that in my opinion are unfounded. The rest of your post is mostly garbage that Im ignoring, as most of it is highly off topic. There are a number of shared basics that I believe apply consistently. The primary differences between...

Sigh...Im explaining so you understand our perspective and dont condemn us every time you find something different about islamic beliefs Those mullahs are idiots if there are ones out there who said things like that I cant defend or have the background to understand every single item...

Im not sure to which horrible thing you are specifically referring. If I have it correctly, slavery is permitted under two conditions. It is permitted, but it is not obligatory to have slaves under certain conditions, unlike how it is obligatory to not eat pork. So its not about what to...

The five Prayers are time sensitive in Islam. The main Friday prayer can only be done within a certain time frame. In the winter time this tends to fall in the lunch/after lunch time period (its a non issue only in the summer when the days are long and the 'lunch' prayer runs into the late...

Great post. Couldnt have put it better myself. Thats not really an example of the religion changing, but of muslims, rightly or wrongly doing things contrary to religious requirements. That they arent following a certain rule doesnt mean all of a sudden its something about the religion has...

Interesting background...had no idea. Some of what your saying is opinion. Yes, Islam is old school. I dont think that makes it wrong. The view I've always personally take of Islam is that it is very preventative: 1. No drinking or drugs because enough of it can lead to getting...

I was too young to vote in that election so I wasnt following the issues, but it reeks of hypocrisy to me that people were upset at the idea of funding faith based schooling when Catholics were already getting that advantage. Re your 2nd paragraph, I disagree. The students are responsible...

That really only explains current status rather than why they are deserving of special accomodation. Islam is admittedly and in many ways, quite rigid. There are a number of rules (either explicitly stated in the Quran as primary authority) or derived from the actions/sayings/teachings of...

This is true, but the only religious group that has this option available are Catholics...why should they get preferential treatment? Or if you are going to give them preferential treatment here, why all the fuss when a different religious group gets preferential treatment in a different situation?

sigh...us Muslims just cannot get any good press these days...not sure if there are other muslims on the boards here, so I'll do my best to argue back.. So it seems there are two issues at play here: 1. Separation of church and state, or specifically in this situation, use of public...

^NO I remember seeing the mention before, not sure what happend to that thread

i hope TO bids and wins! Would be awesome! I think it would jump progress in city infrastructure forward like what, 20 years? I think we could do it and do it well....

http://www.thestar.com/columnists/article/998636--olive-a-much-better-fate-for-tmx If it succeeds, the rival bid for TMX Group Inc., owner of the Toronto Stock Exchange, will make history far beyond derailing a takeover offer for TMX made by London Stock Exchange PLC in February, supported by...

Please keep us (me, lol) updated...very interested!

Theres precedent (I believe listed in the thread) that pretty much shows it can go both ways...(short intervals or longer periods)

personally id say 20% max DP...if it doesnt make sense at that point then move on

Yes, operating basis is an appropriate measure. The use of cash flow terminology just bugs me for some reason haha. Back to my above point, I think the hope of most investors (speculators?) is to break even on an operating basis and hope/expect (given past history) that after the first mortgage...

has to be capital appreciation...its very difficult in this environment to make good returns. Although I should note that profit and positive cash flow are not the same thing. While my investments dont have positive cash flows on balance (one does, one doesnt), that doesnt mean I am not...

Why would York region pay 50% upto Steeles? This is a massive thread, but given the parties involved (Province, City of Toronto, York Region, Town of Richmond Hill, possibly Town of Markham) has discussion as to how the extenstion would be paid for come up at all?