Canadian Law Could Label Bible as 'Hate Speech'

[peaches]

im a christian with an attitude.

but to paraphrase the bible God said, "its my way or to hell with ya"

First people need to understand what hell is . .its eternal separation from Christ were there is eternal torment and all that stuff. Last week i was watching this preacher who mentioned that its strange how everyone wants to go to heaven but then they don't want to believe in the one who gets u there. he also said its impossible for everyone who doesn't love Jesus to be n heaven. imagining this scenario . . . being forced to live in a house with someone u absolutely want to have nothing to do with and seeing a whole bunch of people around Him worshipping Him in reverence and total complete love. it just wouldn't work. the person would feel out of place !!

people, being human, tend to take scripture and read into it what it really isn't. i KNOW for a fact that God does not want anyone to ever be separated from Him cos He loves us so dearly. He loves everyone more than anything and is nicer than one of those nicey nice people who never seem to get angered by anything. i mean . . . fact is . . Jesus is the only way and for centuries . . .that has been the absolute truth that some unfortunately dont wanna listen to and accept. it hurts to know that some people are just too stubborn to listen to this truth. its absolutely heart breaking that people are only gonna get it when its too late . . the day when we are taken to be with Christ. the day is sooner than ever. i don't understand why people won't believe what the bible says when stuff it said would happen centuries ago is happening right now. what else could be better proof that the bible is truth than that??

[Guest idolsmasher]

I hardly ever talk that way when witnessing, saying that ifyou don't accept Christ you will go to hell. I prefer to dwell on the positive and show people that God loves them and wants to offer them hope and a way to heaven. I think Kenan is right that many Christians are quite proud and boastful and like to lord it over the sinners, and this is one way they do it. Instead of loving people into heaven they try to frighten the hell out of them. Sometimes it works, but rarely. More often than not people will just blow it off as hypocritical holier than thou self righteous gas. People prefer to see a sample rather than to hear a sermon any day. Sometimes it is the Christian turning people off and not the person themselves rejecting the message. I think you are right on about this Kenan, and it's a good lesson for many Christians to get through their thick skulls.

[Guest Shiloh73]

http://www.religioustolerance.org/bibl_hate3.htm is a good link to explain how this came to be.

Sounds like the politicians in Canada have WAYYYYY too much hands on their time. Instead of spending (wasting) time on this they should focus on murderers, rapists, drug abuse, domestic violence......

The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.

Section 14 of the Code, as it read at that time, states:

14(1) No person shall publish or display, or cause or permit to be published or displayed, on any lands or premises or in a newspaper, through a television or radio broadcasting station or any other broadcasting device, or in any printed matter or publication or by means of any other medium that he owns, controls, distributes or sells, any representation, including without restricting the generality of the foregoing, any notice, sign, symbol, emblem, article, statement or other representation:

(a) tending or likely to tend to deprive, abridge or otherwise restrict the enjoyment by any person or class of persons of any right to which he is or they are entitled under law; or

(b) which exposes, or tends to expose, to hatred, ridicules, belittles or otherwise affronts the dignity of any person, any class of persons or a group of persons; because of his or their race, creed, religion, colour, sex, sexual orientation, family status, marital status, disability, age, nationality, ancestry, place of origin or receipt of public assistance.

14(2) Nothing in subsection (1) restricts the right to freedom of speech under the law upon any subject. 7

One handful of religious extremists and one handful of homosexual extremists have caused this. It sounds like another case of the media taking something and chewing on it until the flavor is all gone. Once again inciting another battle among God's children -- his heterosexual and gay ones.

I don't know Canadian law, though I hope it's reasonable enough to toss this case out and leave the Bible alone, but I really don't think the USA has anything to worry about.

God Bless!

River

I have an online friend who's a Canadian lia - er, lawyer, River. I'll ask him about this and get back with his reply as soon as I can.

[Faith1]

Smasher - True you are right brother the postive should be preached and God is love. GoD is also Righteouse and He will Judge.

It all comes back to balance I think...preach God's love and show it but also warn of the penalty if one rejects that love and grace He shows.

Balance is what needs to get through thick skulls I think. God's Word preaches balance in all things.

Faith1

[Guest idolsmasher]

I have an online friend who's a Canadian lia - er, lawyer, River. I'll ask him about this and get back with his reply as soon as I can.

As far as I can tell, the one quoted is a provincial matter, but I believe there may be similar laws on the books in federal law (government of Canada) but the bible is still intact.

Balance is what needs to get through thick skulls I think.

Was this a reference to my having a thick skull too? ha ha ha! Even if it was, I still agree with you sis.

[Faith1]

Smasher - lol No - no specific ref to you brother but for us all. Mine's the thickest skull of em all takes God's rubber hammer sometimes to make a dent lol...

So hammer away Lord I need it...

In the Process...

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