'Bible as hate speech' signed into law in Canada -

World Net Daily ^ | April 30, 2004

[UnklGene]

'Bible as hate speech' signed into law in Canada -

Canadian measure said to 'chill' opposition to homosexual behavior

Posted: April 30, 2004 12:01 p.m. Eastern

© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com

Canada's governor general, the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, signed into law yesterday a controversial measure opposed by religious believers and free-speech advocates who say it will criminalize public expression against homosexual behavior.

The bill, passed 59-11 by the Senate on Wednesday, adds sexual orientation as a protected category in Canada's genocide and hate-crimes legislation, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison.

The House of Commons passed the bill in September, 141-110.

As WorldNetDaily reported, opponents have feared if it becomes law, the Bible will be deemed "hate literature" under the criminal code in certain instances, as evidenced by the case of a Saskatchewan man fined by a provincial human-rights tribunal for taking out a newspaper ad with Scripture references to verses about homosexuality.

The bill's sponsor, openly homosexual MP Svend Robinson, has insisted it protects religious expression, but opponents, such as the Canada Family Action Coalition, note recent court cases in which judges have favored homosexual rights when they clash with the rights of religious believers.

Some members of Parliament have called it a "dangerous" law that muzzles free speech, including Liberal Party member John McKay, who dubbed it a "chill bill."

"Anybody who has views on homosexuality that differ from Svend Robinson's will be exposed rather dramatically to the joys of the Criminal Code," McKay said last fall.

Robinson, who recently in a tearful apology to supporters admitted stealing a $50,000 ring, has said fears that freedom of speech and religion will suffer are "a mask for homophobia for people who don't want to be honest about the real reason why they don't want to include sexual orientation in the law."

[UnklGene]

This guy even wants you to 'kiss' his purloined ring.

[Rummyfan]

Some priest should quote Leviticus in his Sunday sermon (if a man lie with another man as with a woman.... I paraphrase) and put this law to the test.

[steplock]

America Welcomes all Canadian Christians of high morals.

Will give canada all of our cowards (clinton comes to mind) traitors (koppel, carter) and all the rest of our left-wing radica homosexual lawyers and politicians.

Heck with it! We're generous - you can even have a couple of our E.U. loving supreme court justices. They hate being here anyway....

[Psycho_Bunny]

Robinson, who recently in a tearful apology to supporters admitted stealing a $50,000 ring, has said fears that freedom of speech and religion will suffer are "a mask for homophobia for people who don't want to be honest about the real reason why they don't want to include sexual orientation in the law."

Canada is f%#$ed.

I mean...there's no other possible way to describe the situation. They're just plain f%#$ed.

[ChiMark]

Think this is bad, wait till they o.k. pedophillia as a protected act.

[ikka]

Canada had a chance to be a truly great country, in the 1960s.

Then they elected Trudeau and things have gone downhill since.

[tuckrdout]

"Robinson, who recently in a tearful apology to supporters admitted stealing a $50,000 ring, has said fears that freedom of speech and religion will suffer are "a mask for homophobia for people who don't want to be honest about the real reason why they don't want to include sexual orientation in the law."

An authority on "honesty"!

Canadians really ARE stupid dope smokers!

[tuckrdout]

Yep....Christian Canadians: COME ON DOWN!!

[Welsh Rabbit]

What? You think there's something wrong with framing the laws of society around the sensibilities of homosexual jewelry thieves? Bigot. /sarcasm

[CzarNicky]

Time to cut Canada up and annex the normal parts and leave Ontario and Quebec to the lunatics.

[tuckrdout]

Can we give them Massachusetts?

[gunnut78]

The world is going downhill fast. Notice that it's been going even faster since Bubba had his 8 year reign. Now, more than ever, is the beginning of the end.

Pray.

[steve86]

B.C. is a normal part?

[visualops]

"Dang fudgepacking hosers, eh"

[feedback doctor]

So, what would happen I sent a postcard to a "Gay" organization in Canada, and wrote on it, "Homosexuality is a sin." If I included a return address, would Canada try to extradite me from the US to stand trial there for a crime? And how would the US respond? Does anyone know any addresses of gay organizations in Canada?

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Can we give them Massachusetts?

No!

Don't forget, we can throw a hell-of-a tea party when we put our minds to it.

[oldtimer]

I love British Columbia and cannot believe that between the froggies from the East and other queers from the rest of the Country have pushed this Orwellian law through the system.

And FOX NEWS is banned in Canada also?

What the hell is going on in Canada...am going up there for a couple of weeks in July.

[hunter112]

Some priest should quote Leviticus in his Sunday sermon (if a man lie with another man as with a woman.... I paraphrase) and put this law to the test.

The same thing would happen as would happen if someone used the biblical passages from Leviticus concerning the eating of pork, shaving one's beard, or having short hair (or a number of other prohibitions). People would just regard it as a piece of history that is ignored in modern times, by modern people.

The title of this thread is quite inflammatory. This legislation did not define the Bible as hate speech in Canada.

[JSteff]

Okay, so Canada is now officially the queer nation in the west. Maybe all ours can move there.

Good riddance.