Post 200--Canada's Quasi-Judicial Courts

Christian Roots Canada's Lynette's heart is bleeding. She sees Canada's Liberal Federal Government in the hands of extremists. And while the Liberals are pushing their agenda unrelentingly, the church is asleep, she complains.  Well, that's been my view of the  Canadian church since a long time ago. Even when I was still in Nigeria during the 1970s through most of the 1990s, I observed the same from reading the magazine Mclean's. Of course, it is true not only for the national scene, but also for the provincial. Here in BC a few years ago the government passed a new family law and the churches were silent. Not a sound; not a peep. Was it good or was it bad?  The church slept through this entire procedure--as if it did not even know about it!  The government fiddling around with the family, the basics of society and the church has nothing to say?  Incredible.  You don't know how embarrassed I increasingly am about such a gutless church!  No wonder so many people are leaving the church. What does it have to offer in terms of important social issues? 

The rest of this post amounts to Lynette's lament. Read it. Follow her links and take whatever action you can. The next post is a short letter from Nick Loenen, a friend of mine and an ex-MLA here in BC, also calling for action.

OK, here's Lynette's lament:

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Friend, My Heart Hurts… for Canada Twenty-eight years ago, I was a new immigrant to Canada. I lived in Toronto and got to know my husband through the church we both attended at the time. He was passionate about how to live life in such a way that it did not just intersect with ‘church’ on Sunday, but in such a way that he could live a life of ‘applied theology’. He introduced me to his vision of impacting the culture for Christ. He saw how the culture of the day was beginning to be swayed by political correctness and sexual immorality. At that time, religious people depended on the ‘abstinence’ message to be a unifying force against the onslaught of sex ed in public school classrooms. But that was hardly enough. By 1992, the notion of sexual ‘orientation’ was already taking root in the classroom with the advent of books like, ‘Heather has Two Mommies’. Teachers were given ‘sensitivity training’, as were members of the local government, provincial government and the emergency services. This was to force employees to accept those who practiced alternate lifestyles, as equally worthy of legal recognition similar to the legal recognition given to a family consisting of one man, one woman, and children.   By about 1996, liberal politicians rammed through a bill to read ‘sexual orientation’ into the Human Rights Code. The ‘Church’ was caught sleeping at the wheel, and by the time we roused ourselves, the horse was out of the stable before we could shut the gate. And the Church went back to its slumber...  until the next time. The progression of an apathetic willingness by the Church corporate to accept the mores of a decadent culture, has now led to a Liberal Prime Minister forcing Christians, and anyone who does not believe abortion is wrong, to put his/her conscience in a tiny box, seal it well, and throw it out, if they want to receive some of the $200 million of Government Grants. These Grants are applied for by NGOs and other faith-based organizations, to pay high school and college students a fair wage over the summer, so that they could save some money to defray some of their college education costs. The kids got work experience, the employer hired more kids with a lower overhead cost and everybody won. Para-church organizations benefited from that. Will the Church corporate stand against this legislation of conscience by a corrupt government?  Even if the Church doesn't, you can.  Keep reading to learn what YOU can do. There is another far-reaching issue looming ahead, and it would be wise to rouse yourself and do something about it NOW.  Scripture says that the wise man sees the danger coming and avoids it, but the foolish pass on and are destroyed (Prov. 22:3). Next on the Liberal agenda is a consideration to reinstate Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) which was repealed by Parliament in 2013. See the article here This article states, ‘Instead of proceeding through the criminal courts, complaints made under Section 13 were dealt with in the quasi-judicial Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, which hears complaints made under the Act. If a Section 13 complaint was upheld, the tribunal could levy fines of up to $10,000 and issue cease-and-desist orders.' First, remember that this a 'court' made up of 'quasi-judicial' persons (aka untrained laymen practicing law on the basis of feelings of perceived hurt).  Why is this important? Ask Connie and Mark Fournier. Their case of freedom of speech went all the way to the Supreme Court.  Internet companies thought it was important enough to get involved. If you think that Christians fared terribly with rogue Human Rights Courts under a Conservative Government, think what evil can be unleashed by this God-hating Liberal Government. They are up to no good, and the 'money for your conscience' issue will pale in comparison to what is to come.  Friends, this hate crimes legislation which masquerades as freedom of speech will encompass so-called ‘internet crimes’ which, most assuredly can be used by our wicked leaders and Human Rights Tribunals, to take aim at the Church. Make no mistake about it. Why is the progressive slide of the country into a stinky, messy, manure-pond, of any importance to ChristianRoots Canada right now? Friends, this generation of Christians, WE (collectively) have failed to raise an army of defenders of the faith. Thankfully, organizations like ARPA and others are doing double duty in galvanizing efforts to hold back the onslaught. So WHAT can YOU do about it? Please go to ARPA’s website here  And get your kids signed up for programs that educate and equip them for action. Read their Lesson Plans on how to teach against the post modern, degrading, issues here Take action using their formatted letters to your politicians here.   STAND UP FOR CANADA!!! And may I ask a favour of you? Before you go, hop over to our latest blog here, and leave us a comment. OR, Learn  a little more about the crew behind ChristianRoots Canada at our Facebook Live video, and join the discussion in our Facebook Group here. If you would like copies of The Biblical Legacy of Canada's Parliament Buildings, you can order them here.  These booklets can be used to encourage your brothers and sisters with the fact that Canada had such a Christian ethos at one time, that the architects who built the Peace Tower were more conversant with the Old and New Testament than we are today. Check out the Scripture verses!! The booklet is proof and we can get there again.