Word of the Day: "Red-neckery"

According to The Arab American News website "the [Canadian] village of Hérouxville, 1300 strong, is now hands-down champion of red-neckery."

Why?

Because, of course, the village approved some new ordinance that establishes some new rules about children carrying knives to school. According to the site, "in reference to the kirpan, a ceremonial dagger worn by Sikh men, the code states that in school '[the] children cannot carry any weapons real or fake.' "

How provincial.

Not only are children not allowed to carry knives into the school cafeteria, but employees are decidedly not going to be forced to cater to a minority of religiously pious folks by using privately owned company property to support their employees' personal religious ceremonies.

So unreasonable.

Get this: Not only does the code state "that employers are not obligated 'to supply a place of prayer,'" but "it also forbids the stoning of women, female circumcision, and the wearing of face coverings on the streets of the village."

Oh my. The barbarism. Red-neckery indeed.

The article can be found here: http://www.arabamericannews.com/newsarticle.php?articleid=7642