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islam is an intolerant totalitarian conquest ideology invented by aggressive militaristic desert tribe leader mohammed who compiled the quran from shards of jewish/christian text that he had heard on his business travels to Syria...to which he added his own fantasies...and dictated to an aide because he could not read or write (mo was illiterate)...mohammed ordered beheading of 700-900 men of the jewish Qurayza tribe and made their girls and women sex slaves...because they would not accept his 'revelations'...islam was spread mostly by threat and violence...the caliphs (kalifa) who were successors of mohammed fought and killed eachother for the power...islam is like the Eagles Hotel California: 'you can check in any time you like but you can never leave'...official punishment for leaving islam is death penalty (ridda)...in what 'fantastic' islamic country would you like to live?

I remember when The Sun’s front Page back around 84 they said there was a problem with Racism in the Universities. As well I remember in Delhi Ontario RCMP years back had to do a sting operation dressed up as black migrant workers to catch the group that were beating up the migrant workers out of sport. I myself here in SouthWestern Ontario been followed by Police before I know was racially based by some ignorant police in the past as well. I never done drugs, Strong Christian, Law abiding. Seen it first hand back in the 90’s and 2000. Glad I lived out in the West Coast Growing up. I could say more and what I heard from others. Racism is everywhere.

Wtf is _driving while black_ ? Never heard of that.

They tried to make some Romanians not drink in front of a Muslim barbershop. That was a big mistake . Drinking is a sacred ritual in eastern europe. Those who tried to take the alcohool away from eastern europeans ended up in hospital !!! I guess they never heard of things not to say to eastern europeans...

when in Rome do as the Romans do - but they never heard of that

Seeking asylum from the United States? I've never heard of that before.

Wow I've never heard of a white man complain about chinese. Chinese women are a delicacy to them??!?

They are not immigrants, they are just buying a insurance policy illegally of course. Those people never wanted to live in this country, their optimal goal is buying a Canadian passport (in case of need) without even visiting Canada.\nMost reported Chinese Canadian immigrants are like this, I knew few, they visited Cananda maybe twice in the last 10 years, or some max once a year (for a two weeks summer holiday). They just have money, and they heard from guys like above they can just buy some rights.

Allah, Gabriel, and Mecca \nThe unanswerable challenge to the Muslims is that they do not know who is the narrator of Koran – if it is Mohammed or somebody. It is certainly not Allah or Gabriel. The author of Koran is not the Lord God of the Bible or his angel, Gabriel. Let us examine these facts from Koran itself: \n1. Why do Muslims presume Koran is the word of Allah when nowhere in the entire Koran Allah says to Mohammed “I am Allah Almighty or where he said to Mohammed “Worship me.” No such words are there in the Koran. The entire narration of Koran is by Mohammed and Allah never speaks anything directly, Nowhere Allah said to Mohammed “worship me”; however, Koran 20:14 is the story of Moses told by Mohammed in which “Verily I am Allah, there is no god but I; so serve thou me” is quoted from Moses’ story. If Allah had spoken in Koran, we could read it in there. So Muslims worship the story teller Mohammed rather than God of the Bible Yahweh Elohim. \n2. There is no salutation of Gabriel to Mohammed when he met him and gave revelation for 22 years. If the angel Gabriel of the true God appeared to Mohammed, he would have certainly greeted and self-introduced himself before speaking to Mohammed. (Look Daniel 9:1-27; Luke 1:5; 2:20; Luke 1:26-38). Therefore, it is clear that the dark spirit in the cave Hira is not angel Gabriel at all. \n3. How can Mohammed claim that the forefathers of Mohammed built the Kaaba when Koran confirms in Saba 34:44-45; Al-Qasas 28:46; Sajdah 32:2-3; and Hud 11:49 collectively that no warner or prophet or scripture has been sent to the pagan Arabs in Mecca prior to Mohammed. Pagan Arabs were idolators as per Koran. \n4. In conclusion Koran itself debunks the false claims of Muslims that Kaaba was built by Abraham and Ishmael. Mohammed himself confirms in above Koranic verses that no scripture or prophet or warner has been sent to the pagan Arabs who build the Kaaba. Logically Kaaba is built by pagan Arabs for idolatory where 360 gods were erected. Since it is correct, why Mohammed did not destroy the Kaaba idolatry which the Bible, the Jews and Christians never endorse or ever heard of.

Wow, I thought Canada LOVED the illegals. They don't? I'm confused. I never heard that one before. You guys should be more vocal about it.

I had to google 'first nation' (never heard that term)- I thought he was Asian !

Someone tell me why all over the world islam is the problem ? Sikhs ,buddhist and hindus ,Jews are also living in western countries .never heard any news about them pls tell me why ?just like muslims other religions also have their own beliefs and rules but why they are not causing problem?

So what incentive do they get to work, or what about the ones that never will work Also worth noting is most of these claims won't be heard for over 10 years with the back log they have

15 years in America as an illegal. Man, I am so tired of these people who think they can break laws and move from one country to another with impunity. The question that never seems to be asked is why are these countries south of the border in such chaos? Why?\nWhy can't you find a better life in the country you were born in? Why? \nYou really need to figure out how to turn your hellholes into productive civil societies. And if you can't, tough. \n\nHere in California we've been overrun with illegals. Of course, that's no secret. However, I think the illegals and the libs here think it's a right of passage if you can speak their so-called Spanish. I say so-called because most of what I hear sounds more like Ebonics than Spanish. As a matter of fact, if you live in California and you're looking to study a second language, you should be concentrating on Mandarin, Russian, Japanese, and Korean. Those are the languages which will have real commercial use. But if you must learn Spanish, please go to Spain. That's the only place I've heard Spanish being spoken.

From what I heard coming from other source .Also when I see them at food banks taking home more than $150.00 in groceries from just 1 food bank they goto 9 amonth .their cell phones are top of the line .Clothes and shoes brand name only .Gold jewllery ladys purses $300.00 and up .And they all have cars from 40 thousand and up . One place i never see them is value village .How do they do iit ?I had 2 kids and on welfare a few years back and I had a hard time trying to get some things that we badly needed and could not afford and things were a lot cheaper .The most I ever spent at no frills been on assistance was $75.00 for the whole month .6 years ago and no cell phone gold. or cars .So how these people do it ?oh and by the way I go ti no frills once a week .Those same refugees are there every thursday spending $500.00. on goceries and none of them work .Some time neighbours talk and thats how things are know .Our government is a big lier .We the tax payers are paying for all of these Once a refugee of this country one canot be sent back or deported so if this refugee never finds a job you the tax payer and I will pay for his or her assistance and maybe for a life time .like in the case of gypsies refugees they are all on assistance go to all the food banks rob the community of their belongins their cars items from stores donations in front of churches and stores they dress the best also spend hundreds of dollars on food they shop for clothes at the mall and we the tax payer brake our backs 6 days a week 10 hours a day like me and I cant afford even half of what these people can .So even if they become criminals we have to support them .Some refugee law and rights should be changed to ensure that tax payers are not been taking advantage of .

Shaking my head, a slow learner uneducated white hillbilly lady who never heard about the outside world, eh. She needs to eff off and mind her own business, done. She is there at a restaurant to enjoy her lunch not arguing to a couple stranger for not speaking the English language. Get lost, ugly piece of waste lady! From London, Ontario.

Lady you reacted wrong right from the start even if someone says something to you stick and stones may break your bones but names will never hurt you. What a low end way to react. Canadians don’t act that way we pride our Selves of all being from some where else and living as a happy easy going country. I was born and raised here also and listening to you made me ashamed that you were born and raised here. You would think you learned a thing or two and apologized for your actions but instead it’s poor you no one heard the other side. That’s who you are not Canada we should deport you

This is a great documentary. I assumed Canada was very inclusive and multicultural. I never heard about slavery in Canada or racism there. As an African-American woman I want to know all about the experiences of BLACK PEOPLE all over the world because we are connected. Many of our families were torn apart during slavery. Most of us can’t trace our history five generations. I’m glad we have YouTube to find information through documentaries like this one.

growing up in canada, i felt left out in the blk community b/c i am a 5th generation blk cdn on mom's side and 3rd on my dad's - when other black ppl not canadian born met me - i tell them i'm cdn, but i always used to get the question - where are you really from - they were looking for me to say the islands - when i told them my paternal grandma was born in 1901 in canada - that's when the questions stopped. i've been told that b/c i wasn't from the islands, i had no culture in college, but a mbr of the black student society put him in his place i heard he got into a lot of trouble. i was asked what do we eat as in food as canadians what kind of music do we listen to - at our blk canadian weddings, the only carribean song played was hot hot hot by arrow - we played straight up r and b and motown. i hv been rejected by other blk men b/c i'm not west indian enough...it was hurtful. even with 'friends' they made of my cdn heritage but i used to think, why are you making fun of me knowing that my family and ancestors were in canada first - they were 1st generation - i live in the usa now and i'm with an african american man - he has never treated me as if i were different and he loves going w/me to canada. my parents told me it was jealousy on those ppl's parts - one guy i used to be friends with in college, when i went to his house, his mom was from the islands, when she met me - she said, 'you cdn ppl are loud' and that did it for me - i didn't date her son but when he met my parents, they never said any of that crap to him. in the usa, the african americans don't treat differently at all - my ex mom in law thought we were american but decided to live in canada - b/c she was surprised that blacks do live in canada. her other daughter in law's family were from the islands - but she gravitated more to my family and felt comfortable around them more than her family and this ex sis in law would brag about the islands this and that and she would make comments about my looks being skinny and such but it was jealousy - i didn't care much for her b/c she was very insecure. i felt once again, i was a young girl in college again - being around island ppl....i would love to meet drake and ask him did he feel left out and isolated because he wasn't from the islands - he makes me very proud being a blk canadian - his dad is african american and his mom is jewish. i still hv dealt w/racism not much with wht ppl, but with my own ppl - which is quite sad and on top of it-colorism, that also played a part from my family - being called pygmy, chocolate dip, nappy hair - it hurt but these so called relatives, they aren't all that anymore, they had hard lives as children...when ppl see something in you that is special and they don't have, that's when their ugliness shows -

If the Bible was divinely inspired, then why would it have so many really obvious contradictions?\nTheological doctrines:\n1. God is satisfied with his works\nGen 1:31\nGod is dissatisfied with his works.\nGen 6:6\n2. God dwells in chosen temples\n2 Chron 7:12,16\nGod dwells not in temples\nActs 7:48\n3. God dwells in light\nTim 6:16\nGod dwells in darkness\n1 Kings 8:12/ Ps 18:11/ Ps 97:2\n4. God is seen and heard\nEx 33:23/ Ex 33:11/ Gen 3:9,10/ Gen 32:30/ Is 6:1/\nEx 24:9-11\nGod is invisible and cannot be heard\nJohn 1:18/ John 5:37/ Ex 33:20/ 1 Tim 6:16\n5. God is tired and rests\nEx 31:17\nGod is never tired and never rests\nIs 40:28\n6. God is everywhere present, sees and knows all things\nProv 15:3/ Ps 139:7-10/ Job 34:22,21\nGod is not everywhere present, neither sees nor knows all\nthings\nGen 11:5/ Gen 18:20,21/ Gen 3:8\n7. God knows the hearts of men\nActs 1:24/ Ps 139:2,3\nGod tries men to find out what is in their heart\nDeut 13:3/ Deut 8:2/ Gen 22:12\n8. God is all powerful\nJer 32:27/ Matt 19:26\nGod is not all powerful\nJudg 1:19\n9. God is unchangeable\nJames 1:17/ Mal 3:6/ Ezek 24:14/ Num 23:19\nGod is changeable\nGen 6:6/ Jonah 3:10/ 1 Sam 2:30,31/ 2 Kings 20:1,4,5,6/\nEx 33:1,3,17,14\n10. God is just and impartial\nPs 92:15/ Gen 18:25/ Deut 32:4/ Rom 2:11/ Ezek 18:25\nGod is unjust and partial\nGen 9:25/ Ex 20:5/ Rom 9:11-13/ Matt 13:12\n11. God is the author of evil\nLam 3:38/ Jer 18:11/ Is 45:7/ Amos 3:6/ Ezek 20:25\nGod is not the author of evil\n1 Cor 14:33/ Deut 32:4/ James 1:13\n12. God gives freely to those who ask\nJames 1:5/ Luke 11:10\nGod withholds his blessings and prevents men from receiving\nthem\nJohn 12:40/ Josh 11:20/ Is 63:17\n13. God is to be found by those who seek him\nMatt 7:8/ Prov 8:17\nGod is not to be found by those who seek him\nProv 1:28\n14. God is warlike\nEx 15:3/ Is 51:15\nGod is peaceful\nRom 15:33/ 1 Cor 14:33\n15. God is cruel, unmerciful, destructive, and ferocious\nJer 13:14/ Deut 7:16/ 1 Sam 15:2,3/ 1 Sam 6:19\nGod is kind, merciful, and good\nJames 5:11/ Lam 3:33/ 1 Chron 16:34/ Ezek 18:32/ Ps 145:9/\n1 Tim 2:4/ 1 John 4:16/ Ps 25:8\n16. God's anger is fierce and endures long\nNum 32:13/ Num 25:4/ Jer 17:4\nGod's anger is slow and endures but for a minute\nPs 103:8/ Ps 30:5\n17. God commands, approves of, and delights in burnt offerings,\nsacrifices ,and holy days\nEx 29:36/ Lev 23:27/ Ex 29:18/ Lev 1:9\nGod disapproves of and has no pleasure in burnt offerings,\nsacrifices, and holy days.\nJer 7:22/ Jer 6:20/ Ps 50:13,4/ Is 1:13,11,12\n18. God accepts human sacrifices\n2 Sam 21:8,9,14/ Gen 22:2/ Judg 11:30-32,34,38,39\nGod forbids human sacrifice\nDeut 12:30,31\n19. God tempts men\nGen 22:1/ 2 Sam 24:1/ Jer 20:7/ Matt 6:13\nGod tempts no man\nJames 1:13\n20. God cannot lie\nHeb 6:18\nGod lies by proxy; he sends forth lying spirits t deceive\n2 Thes 2:11/ 1 Kings 22:23/ Ezek 14:9\n21. Because of man's wickedness God destroys him\nGen 6:5,7\nBecause of man's wickedness God will not destroy him\nGen 8:21\n22. God's attributes are revealed in his works.\nRom 1:20\nGod's attributes cannot be discovered\nJob 11:7/ Is 40:28\n23. There is but one God\nDeut 6:4\nThere is a plurality of gods\nGen 1:26/ Gen 3:22/ Gen 18:1-3/ 1 John 5:7\nMoral Precepts\n24. Robbery commanded\nEx 3:21,22/ Ex 12:35,36\nRobbery forbidden\nLev 19:13/ Ex 20:15\n25. Lying approved and sanctioned\nJosh 2:4-6/ James 2:25/ Ex 1:18-20/ 1 Kings 22:21,22\nLying forbidden\nEx 20:16/ Prov 12:22/ Rev 21:8\n26. Hatred to the Edomite sanctioned\n2 Kings 14:7,3\nHatred to the Edomite forbidden\nDeut 23:7\n27. Killing commanded\nEx 32:27\nKilling forbidden\nEx 20:13\n28. The blood-shedder must die\nGen 9:5,6\nThe blood-shedder must not die\nGen 4:15\n29. The making of images forbidden\nEx 20:4\nThe making of images commanded\nEx 25:18,20\n30. Slavery and oppression ordained\nGen 9:25/ Lev 25:45,46/ Joel 3:8\nSlavery and oppression forbidden\nIs 58:6/ Ex 22:21/ Ex 21:16/ Matt 23:10\n31. Improvidence enjoyed\nMatt 6:28,31,34/ Luke 6:30,35/ Luke 12:3\nImprovidence condemned\n1 Tim 5:8/ Prov 13:22\n32. Anger approved\nEph 4:26\nAnger disapproved\nEccl 7:9/ Prov 22:24/ James 1:20\n33. Good works to be seen of men\nMatt 5:16\nGood works not to be seen of men\nMatt 6:1\n34. Judging of others forbidden\nMatt 7:1,2\nJudging of others approved\n1 Cor 6:2-4/ 1 Cor 5:12\n35. Christ taught non-resistance\nMatt 5:39/ Matt 26:52\nChrist taught and practiced physical resistance\nLuke 22:36/ John 2:15\n36. Christ warned his followers not to fear being killed\nLuke 12:4\nChrist himself avoided the Jews for fear of being killed\nJohn 7:1\n37. Public prayer sanctioned\n1 Kings 8:22,54, 9:3\nPublic prayer disapproved\nMatt 6:5,6\n38. Importunity in prayer commended\nLuke 18:5,7\nImportunity in prayer condemned\nMatt 6:7,8\n39. The wearing of long hair by men sanctioned\nJudg 13:5/ Num 6:5\nThe wearing of long hair by men condemned\n1 Cor 11:14\n40. Circumcision instituted\nGen 17:10\nCircumcision condemned\nGal 5:2\n41. The Sabbath instituted\nEx 20:8\nThe Sabbath repudiated\nIs 1:13/ Rom 14:5/ Col 2:16\n42. The Sabbath instituted because God rested on the seventh day\nEx 20:11\nThe Sabbath instituted because God brought the Israelites\nout of Egypt\nDeut 5:15\n43. No work to be done on the Sabbath under penalty of death\nEx 31:15/ Num 15:32,36\nJesus Christ broke the Sabbath and justified his disciples in\nthe same\nJohn 5:16/ Matt 12:1-3,5\n44. Baptism commanded\nMatt 28:19\nBaptism not commanded\n1 Cor 1:17,14\n45. Every kind of animal allowed for food.\nGen 9:3/ 1 Cor 10:25/ Rom 14:14\nCertain kinds of animals prohibited for food.\nDeut 14:7,8\n46. Taking of oaths sanctioned\nNum 30:2/ Gen 21:23-24,31/ Gen 31:53/ Heb 6:13\nTaking of oaths forbidden\nMatt 5:34\n47. Marriage approved\nGen 2:18/ Gen 1:28/ Matt 19:5/ Heb 13:4\nMarriage disapproved\n1 Cor 7:1/ 1 Cor 7:7,8\n48. Freedom of divorce permitted\nDeut 24:1/ Deut 21:10,11,14\nDivorce restricted\nMatt 5:32\n49. Adultery forbidden\nEx 20:14/ Heb 13:4\nAdultery allowed\nNum 31:18/ Hos 1:2; 2:1-3\n50. Marriage or cohabitation with a sister denounced\nDeut 27:22/ Lev 20:17\nAbraham married his sister and God blessed the union\nGen 20:11,12/ Gen 17:16\n51. A man may marry his brother's widow\nDeut 25:5\nA man may not marry his brother's widow\nLev 20:21\n52. Hatred to kindred enjoined\nLuke 14:26\nHatred to kindred condemned\nEph 6:2/ Eph 5:25,29\n53. Intoxicating beverages recommended\nProv 31:6,7/ 1 Tim 5:23/ Ps 104:15\nIntoxicating beverages discountenanced\nProv 20:1/ Prov 23:31,32\n54. It is our duty to obey our rulers, who are God's ministers\nand punish evil doers only\nRom 13:1-3,6\nIt is not our duty to obey rulers, who sometimes punish the\ngood and receive unto themselves damnation therefor\nEx 1:17,20/ Dan 3:16,18/ Dan 6:9,7,10/ Acts 4:26,27/\nMark 12:38,39,40/ Luke 23:11,24,33,35\n55. Women's rights denied\nGen 3:16/ 1 Tim 2:12/ 1 Cor 14:34/ 1 Pet 3:6\nWomen's rights affirmed\nJudg 4:4,14,15/ ...CHRISTIANITY IS AMAN MADE RELIGION AND THE AUTHOR IS PAUL WHO DIVERTED THE TEACHING OF JESUS(PBUH) BY TEACHING TRINITY WHICH IS NOWHERE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.......ISLAM(SUBMITTING YOUR WILL TO GOD) IS THE WAY

I find it hard to see Islamic belief as a religion. Because you never hear of near death experience! All near death documentation, in both the sciences and secular information. Says that one either goes to hell, or gets to meet a being of light, Jesus . I have searched for years, for this information in my studies. AND IN MY 30YRS OF STUDY HAVE NEVER FOUND ANY, I have asked Moslum friends directly. But they too have never heard of anyone with a different experience then those I've above mentioned. Why is this?

My experience in Canada has been largely positive, with only minimal racial difficulties.  As a teenager, I do recall some kids making blatantly racist comments, when I was the only minority in the room; but they were silly girls, popular and full of themselves, and most of the students who heard did not laugh with them. We all knew it was wrong.  Another time I was told, by an agent, that a potential employer claimed she would not hire me because of my race.  I did not hear these words firsthand, though, so it was impossible for me to verify the truth. In the end, I let the matter alone. Other people,  I realize, have endured severe injustices; such have not been my experience, but this does not subtract from their reality.  Indeed, racism does exist, and shall remain as long as there are imbeciles wallowing in the mire of ignorance, people who cling to an absurd sense of superiority for lack of something more meaningful to hold.  As well--and it must be said!--quite likely, we all have, at some point, entertained discriminatory thoughts. 'Tis not a 'black and white' problem but a human one, and we must be mindful of it beginning with ourselves.  Canada, then, with its many inhabitants and complex history, will never be the exception. We can't expect perfection among people, here or anywhere else in the world.  Even so,  I believe there are enough fellow Canadians who strive to treat people as individuals and are happy to make friends across cultures.  My life has been and continues to be a testament to that!  Whatever our troubles, we still retain a proud heritage of diversity and progressive ethnic harmony.  We do try, and for this reason I love my country.  I am deeply patriotic and immensely proud to be part of it!