A Perfect Storm
Several very important legislative and legal issues are being decided within Canada in the next few weeks and months. Let me go over several of them so that we can see what our practical and Christian response should be.
First, most people reading this newsletter know that the federal government, under pressure from Bloc Quebecois MPs, is attempting to impose the so-called neutrality stance regarding hate speech in the federal Criminal Code. Until now, hate speech was defined in a variety of ways, but always had a religious exemption. People that were properly quoting scripture of various religions would be exempt from hate speech regulation. The C-9 “Combating Hate Act” would eliminate this religious exemption. It is obvious that the quoting of scripture can be seen by those who are anti-religious as hate speech. We’ve seen this before - in the areas of sexuality or life issues and indeed in discussing pluralism. The Bloc Quebecois, in its drive for so-called laicism, has tried to portray themselves as being neutral in the areas of religion.
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Christmas - A Unique Point In Time and Place
History happens in two ways. Large sweeps of activities gather up and move masses of people and nations. But individuals count. The great leaders such as Churchill certainly, but also the small unknown individuals who witness events and inexorably influence them.
The Incarnation is exactly the central pivotal of all human history. As has been stated multiple times, the birth of yet one more child in a small almost irrelevant backwater in Palestine must have been seen as not worth a shrug. That was completely obvious and monumentally wrong because that Child was the Christ and His value was beyond price. …
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Hello Doc, Come Kill Me?
The euthanasia forces have a very clear program. Make killing not just available but make it socially acceptable, seen as a natural alternative and morally obligatory. Once a decision is made, it must not be discussed, but just accepted and lauded.
A few weeks ago, Robert Munsch, the prominent and beloved Canadian children’s writer, received permission to be killed. He had applied four years ago, but just not acted on it. With macabre humour, Munsch said, “My application consisted of ‘Hello Doc, come kill me’ and added, ‘How much time do I have?’ ‘15 seconds!’”
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