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Passage
of Bill C-250 is the latest effort by the federal Liberal
Government to shut down public debate on the move to redefine
marriage, according to CFAC Executive Director Brian Rushfeldt.
"Canadians
who are speaking out against the redefinition of marriage
are already being accused of 'hate' speech by homosexual
activists. When C-250 is passed into law later this fall,
the activists will begin to insist on prosecution to silence
their critics with criminal sanctions," says Rushfeldt.
Passage
of C-250 by the House of Commons on Wednesday, September
17 will quickly lead to the bill becoming law, so that
those who publicly oppose the Liberal plan to encode same-sex
"marriage" in law risk criminal prosecution.
Rushfeldt
points out there will be no defences to accusations of
'hate-mongering' or 'inciting hatred', despite the claims
of C-250's sponsor, MP Svend Robinson. "The so-called
religious freedom defence was already shot down by Saskatchewan
Court of Queen's Bench Judge Barclay in the Hugh Owens
case last December 11. The judge said that even simply
referencing Biblical passages condemning homosexual behaviour,
'does expose homosexuals to hatred.'" Other cases
such as Hall, Brockie and even Trinity are further evidence
of an anti- Christian trend in court decisions.
"The
Hugh Owens case also demonstrates that provincial attorneys-general
will not hesitate to prosecute critics whose only 'crime'
is to publicize their religious convictions," Rushfeldt
says. Bill C 250 when applied as we anticipate could result
in violation of many people's Charter rights.
Still,
Rushfeldt maintains hope that C-250 can be ultimately
overturned and the one-man, one-woman definition of marriage
can be restored. He says, "In recent weeks we have
seen tremendous response to our paid advertising campaigns
on these issues with hundreds of thousands of Canadians
mobilized to attend prayer rallies, and phone or write
their MPs. And, if we can't change the votes of some MPs,
then we will work to ensure that we change who's sitting
in their seats after the next election."
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For more information, contact Brian Rushfeldt:
(403) 295-2159
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