In that case, here is some infinite wisdom for her...
Posted on 10/08/2006 9:29:03 AM PDT by Heartofsong83
Using religion to spread hate is repugnant, says Linda McQuaig
Oct. 8, 2006. 01:00 AM LINDA MCQUAIG
A black man and a white woman stand before a justice of the peace, eager to exchange their wedding vows.
But as they look lovingly into each other's eyes, the justice of the peace refuses to proceed — because he disapproves of interracial marriage.
This sort of discrimination would be repugnant to most Canadians. It's also not allowed in Canada. So if the JP, whose salary is paid by taxpayers, refused to do his job and marry the interracial couple, he would be fired.
Last year, Parliament passed legislation confirming the right of same-sex couples to be married by a JP, so they enjoy the same legal rights to marry as an interracial couple.
Stephen Harper wants to change this. He's apparently ordered legislation to be prepared that would, among other things, allow a JP to refuse to marry same-sex couples. In other words, the legislation would permit JPs to discriminate against same-sex couples in a way that they are not allowed to discriminate against interracial couples.
It should be noted that Canadian law already protects religious groups from being compelled to marry same-sex couples. But, according to a report in The Globe and Mail last week, Harper's new law is also expected to deal with some remaining areas of uncertainty, such as "the rights of individuals to publicly criticize homosexual behaviour, to take out advertisements that quote scripture demanding that homosexuals be put to death ..."
That homosexuals be put to death!
Hard as it is to believe, Canadian law currently provides not a whit of protection for those who hate gays so much they might want to take out an ad quoting a scripture passage calling for gays to be killed.
It seems the Harper government wants to remedy this oversight.
This is astonishing. Imagine the reaction if the government were preparing a law to protect those quoting a passage advocating the death of Jews or the disabled.
The proposed Defence of Religions Act, which the government dismisses as speculation, would be brought forward only if the Conservatives lose a motion this fall to reopen the debate on same-sex marriage.
"All indications are that the motion, which would authorize the government to introduce legislation to repeal the same-sex marriage law passed by Parliament last year, will be defeated by a combination of opposition MPs supported by a few Conservatives," the Globe reported.
That this new law is even being considered points to the influence the Christian evangelical right has on Harper — an influence he has tried to conceal from the tolerant Canadian public.
Behind the scenes, however, Harper has worked tirelessly to build a coalition of evangelicals, Catholics and conservative Jews, as award-winning journalist Marci McDonald documents in the cover story of the current issue of the Walrus magazine.
Last spring, when the Prime Minister was too busy to meet Premier Dalton McGuinty, McDonald notes that "Harper made time for dozens of faith groups, including a five-woman delegation from the Catholic Women's League which hadn't managed to snare a sit-down with any prime minister in 24 years."
The religious right may well be ecstatic. But my guess is that most Canadians would recoil at the notion of special protections for people expressing hatred — even calling for murder — no matter whether they present these views in the guise of "religion."
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Linda McQuaig is a Toronto-based author and commentator. lmcquaig@sympatico.ca.
That's quite a twisted pile of something. Not sure what, but something.
Equating gay 'marriage' with interracial marriage....which relationship would evolution favor?
"This sort of discrimination would be repugnant to most Canadians. It's also not allowed in Canada. So if the JP, whose salary is paid by taxpayers, refused to do his job and marry the interracial couple, he would be fired. "
I thought this was about the muslim officer in London who was reassigned after refusing to guard the Israeli Embassy "on principle".
Or the segregated hospital the muslims are having built in Holland with separate wings for men and women and a muslim only policy (wouldn't want any of that Jewish pig-monkey blood to be put in ya during a transfusion or worse yet, the blood of a pork eater...).
Evolution would favor interracial mating as it broadens the gene pool, rather than limiting it.
Homosexual marriage doesn't add anything to the gene pool. It merely lets the participants "play with eggs or seed" and the two shall never meet. The Darwin award in action.
In that case, here is some infinite wisdom for her...
Correction:
"Where those mean Christians won't bother her."
In either case, my helpful advice remains the same.
So, without reading it, is she referring to the Amish or OBL?
I have a simple reply to her regarding comparing interracial marriage to homosex marriage.
It's the biology, stupid !!!
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Mayday! Mayday! Imam alert! Imam alert!
I don't know anything about Canadian law. Can anyone tell me if there is a Canadian corollary to the 1st Amendment?
Their worldview is warped out of recognition.
But what is scary is -- it makes perfectly good sense to the lefties.
I suspect it has a lot to do with long term drug use.
There must be a misprint. I don't see the word "Islam" even once in this article.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
Correct title, but the contents go way off side. She should go to Saudi Arabia or Iran first hand to research the right subject. Hint: that religion starts with an i in English and the principal figure starts with letter m in English.
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