Monday, September 12, 2005
Those Pesky Canadians
Last week we looked at the conflict between religious freedom and women's rights in Canada and I worried about the discriminatory nature of allowing Christian and Jewish civil tribunals, but not Islamic ones.
Well, turns out they are going to be equal opportunity constrainers of religious thought and speech.
Well, turns out they are going to be equal opportunity constrainers of religious thought and speech.
A Canadian pastor who works with at-risk youth is preparing to face his province's Human Rights Tribunal because of a letter to the editor he wrote calling homosexuality immoral and dangerous.Even more bothersome than the restraint of religion here is the fact that the man is on trial for speech! Call him ignorant, denounce him for a fool if you want, but try him? For speech! If that is the case, can I bring Michael Moore up for sedition?
