Most Rev. Frederick B. Henry, D.D.
Calgary bishop stands firm despite persecution
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Posted on 11/07/2005 8:11:19 AM PST by NYer
A proposal to preserve marriage as the union of one man and one woman in Minnesota's Constitution is one of the biggest issues our state will face in the next legislative session.
Some people argue that same-sex marriage wouldn't change anybody else's marriage but merely expand the institution to provide equal rights for all.
Canada made same-sex marriage the law of the land in June. What's happened there in recent months suggests a different story.
Bishop Frederick Henry of the Catholic Diocese of Calgary, Alberta, has been at the forefront of Canada's battle over marriage. On Thursday, he will address the Minnesota Pastors Summit -- a ground-breaking interdenominational conference of Catholic and Protestant pastors -- at Grace Church in Eden Prairie.
When I spoke to Henry last week, he said that Canadians, too, were originally told that same-sex marriage was just a small step to promote "inclusiveness."
"But today in Canada a social revolution is underway," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
Ah, yes. Soon, the ghettoization of Catholicism in Canada.
Most Rev. Frederick B. Henry, D.D.
Calgary bishop stands firm despite persecution
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Ping!
As Paul Harvey would say.... and now the rest of the story.
This is an unusually anti-gay article for the Red Star.
I think this article pertains more to the perils of hate speech laws than it does to gay marriage. The "hate speech" laws under which innocent Canadians are being hauled into court are separate from the gay marriage legalization. All the other issues this article cites are already happening here, with or without gay marriage.
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Last reminder,
TEXANS - VOTE NOV 8TH FOR PROPOSITION 2 - THE MARRIAGE PROTECTION AMENDMENT
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