freedom of religious expression

Opposition to Liberal bill that could criminalize quoting Scripture is gaining momentum

In a recent article, I wrote about Bill C-9, the Liberal government’s proposed “speech control law” – a muzzling of Christian expression that Ebenezer Scrooge would be proud of. Since that time, there have been some significant developments that I want to share with you.

The most important and encouraging news is the enormous groundswell of public outrage over this draconian proposal. Not only have we garnered nearly 5,000 signatures on our petition to stop Bill C-9, but many prominent politicians, public figures, as well as clergy and public-interest groups are voicing their opposition in the strongest of terms.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, freedom of religious expression

Canadian freedom group’s petition demands ‘hate speech’ bill targeting Bible be rescinded

A top Canadian Constitutional freedom group launched a petition demanding that a Liberal government bill that would criminalize parts of the Bible dealing with homosexuality under Canada’s new “hate speech” laws be fully rescinded.

The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) said that Bill C-9, or the Combating Hate Act, “Crosses the Line” and is asking Canadians to sign its petition calling for its demise.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inFreedom, freedom of religious expression, Freedom of speech

Canadian hate speech law ‘would criminalise biblical passages’

Planned changes to Canada’s hate speech law would criminalise biblical passages, critics have claimed.

Under Canada’s criminal code, anyone found guilty of “wilful promotion of hatred” faces up to two years in jail.

But it also says that prosecution should not apply to a statement made in “good faith” and “based on belief in a religious text”.

Carney’s kid is a tranny so you know where his sympathies lie.

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Hindu Nationalists Trash JD Vance for Wanting His Wife to Share His Christian Faith

Such nationalists are persecuting Christians in India with “vigilante violence, targeted and arbitrary killings, and demolition of property and places of worship.”

Religious persecution remains a global scourge, and America’s nominal friends are sometimes as bad as its adversaries. Such as India, in which religious minorities suffer greatly under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. The country’s underlying intolerant attitudes have been highlighted by recent Hindu nationalist criticism of Vice President JD Vance’s Catholic faith.

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Liberals back Bloc’s proposal to attack the religious with hate speech laws

Liberal MPs on the House justice committee backed a Bloc Québécois proposal to remove a religious exemption from Canada’s hate speech laws — after the suggestion initially appeared to halt the government’s anti-hate legislation.

The Criminal Code currently includes an exemption for hate speech, “if, in good faith, the person expressed or attempted to establish by an argument an opinion on a religious subject or an opinion based on a belief in a religious text.”

On Tuesday evening, the justice committee added a Bloc amendment to the Liberals’ Bill C-9 — dubbed the Combatting Hate Act — that would remove the religious exemption.

Start counting the number of attacks against Christians as opposed to Islam.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, freedom of religious expression

Liberals to support Bloc move to remove religious exemption from hate speech laws on Tuesday: source

OTTAWA — After a week of delays and uncertainty, the Liberals say a deal is back on the rails with the Bloc Québécois to remove religious exemptions from Canada’s hate-speech laws in exchange for support to help pass the government’s bill targeting hate and terror symbols.

A senior government source confirmed to National Post that the Liberals on the House of Commons justice committee, which is currently doing a clause-by-clause study of Bill C-9, are expected to support a Bloc amendment to the legislation that will remove the controversial exemption during a Tuesday afternoon meeting.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, freedom of religious expression, Freedom of speech

The Meaning of Hate

In November, the Daily Sceptic reported that a policeman had told a Christian preacher that some words painted on his van “could be seen as hate speech in the wrong context”. The words were a Biblical verse: Chapter 3, verse 16 of the Gospel according to John, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.”

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Anti-hate bill stalled after Fraser’s office brokered deal without PMO approval: sources

Sean Fraser – almost certainly lying.

The future of the federal government’s anti-hate Bill C-9 is unclear after Justice Minister Sean Fraser’s office brokered a deal with the Bloc Québécois without getting it approved by the Prime Minister’s Office, sources tell CBC News.

Bill C-9 proposes new Criminal Code offences, including one that would make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related symbols.

It would also make hate-motivated crimes a specific offence and crack down on wilfully intimidating and obstructing people outside places of worship.

Smoke and mirrors. That bill will pass.

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Christine Van Geyn: Changes to Bill C-9 aren’t combating hate — they’re criminalizing faith

To secure Bloc Québécois support for its censorious Bill C-9, the Liberals have reportedly agreed to a troubling trade: removing the long-standing religious defence from Canada’s hate-speech laws. This would be a mistake.

Bill C-9, the Carney government’s combating hate act, would expand criminal prohibitions on expression and increase penalties for speech offences, including online speech. Now, the bill may also gut the defence that protects good-faith religious opinion or speech rooted in religious texts.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, freedom of religious expression, Freedom of speech

Conservatives say removal of religious exemption in hate-speech laws an assault on freedom of speech

OTTAWA — Conservatives say a deal between Liberals and the Bloc Québécois to remove a religious exemption from hate-speech laws in exchange for passing a bill targeting hate and terror symbols is an “assault” on freedom of speech and religion.

But the Bloc Québécois said the change was necessary to help prosecute rising hateful and antisemitic rhetoric, often made under the guise of exempted religious speech.

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Liberal deal with Bloc means hate-speech laws will lose exemption for ‘sincerely held’ religious belief

OTTAWA — The Liberals have agreed to remove religious exemptions from Canada’s hate-speech laws to secure Bloc Québécois support to help pass its bill targeting hate and terror symbols, National Post has learned through a source close to the talks.

Currently, the law exempts hateful or antisemitic speech if it based in good faith on the interpretation of a religious text, but that immunity is set to be removed. Additionally, the Liberals are expected to back off plans to eliminate the need for a provincial attorney general’s sign-off to pursue a hate-propaganda prosecution.

Fearless Prediction: Christians will bear the overwhelming brunt of prosecutions and Islamists will face few if any.

From Occam’s Razor

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, freedom of religious expression, Freedom of speech

How the UK Police Criminalised Christian Speech

Forget terror plots, knife crime, or rampant theft, Britain’s police have bigger things to worry about—Christian street preachers. Shaun O’Sullivan, a 36-year-old preacher at the evangelical Awaken church in Swindon, was acquitted unanimously by a jury last week at Crown Court. He faced charges of racial and religious harassment against Muslims for saying the words: “Pray for the Jews and pray for the Palestinians.” This culminated in a six-day trial, costing an estimated £20,000.

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UK Supreme Court Brands Northern Ireland Christian Teaching ‘Indoctrination’

In the name of objectivity and pluralism, religious education must introduce the beliefs of Islam and other religions as well, the Court says.

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Christian-focused model of religious education (RE) in Northern Ireland’s schools is unlawful, concluding that the current system fails to meet the requirement that teaching be “objective, critical and pluralistic.” The judgment follows a legal challenge brought by an unnamed father and his daughter, who attended a state-controlled primary school in Belfast. The girl had received Christian religious education and participated in Christian worship, but her non-religious parents objected to her being taught about Christian faith, despite having an option to withdraw their child at any time from RE.

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Finland’s ‘Bible Tweet’ Case Will Decide Freedom of Speech in Europe

Finland Bible Tweet Case Päivi Räsänen

Finland’s Supreme Court on Thursday opened hearings against parliamentarian Dr. Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola in the infamous ‘Bible Tweet’ case, which many consider a defining moment for free speech and religious liberty in Europe. Both stand accused of ‘hate speech’ over public statements and writings expressing their Christian views on marriage and sexuality.

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Trump-Era Task Force Exposes Widespread Anti-Christian Bias Under Biden Administration

A federal task force established by President Donald Trump has released its first findings, revealing what it describes as systemic government hostility toward Christians during former President Joe Biden’s presidency.

The Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, chaired by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, outlined in its preliminary report a pattern of federal agencies targeting people of faith, especially Christians, through regulatory overreach, selective enforcement, and outright discrimination. The report is based on investigations and case studies collected over the past several months.

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