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Sometimes, protesters prove their opponents' point. In Canada last month, a dozen masked men wearing military camouflage burst into a Christian meeting at a Calgary, Alberta, hotel. They beat sticks together, hoisted signs, and roared slogans, drowning out a speech by Rev. Tristan Emmanuel on "Christophobia" and the actions taken against Christians for their unpopular views on homosexuality. "Haters!" screamed the self-proclaimed "Gay Militia" into the faces of men and women who had been meeting peacefully. "Bigots! ... What you are doing is a hate crime!" The raucous invasion lasted 10 to 15 minutes, said Jim Blake, regional director of...

Follow-up to previous mailing “Silencing the Bible”: See News article below these comments. As far as I’m concerned this issue is not so much about Homosexuals or Lesbians in particular - but about liberty. This is about what happens when equality of outcome, sensitivity, and diversity are given precedence over all other rights and liberties – freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of association. Can’t happen here? Guess again. Remember the Clinton administration supported a case against the right of the Boy Scouts of America to exclude Gay men from leadership positions. Anyone who thinks that would end...

A bill introduced by Canadian parliament member Svend Robinson that would make free speech against homosexuals a crime passed in the House of Commons. The "Chill Bill," or C-250, passed by a vote of 140-110 on Wednesday despite objections from the religious community that religious speech would be limited by the law if they speak out against homosexuality. If it becomes law, then the "Chill Bill," which is also known as the "Bible As Hate Literature" bill, would ban speech that would be used in condemnation of homosexuality or homosexual acts. This is similar to the anti-hate speech law in...