http://www.awitness.org/journal/hate...bill_c250.html
Is the Bible Hate Literature?
Canadian Parliament debates C-250
The Canadian parliament is due to discuss bill c-250
which outlaws hate speech, and includes a provision
protecting gay people from hate speech. This has resulted
in a burst of sudden and furious activity by the religious
in Canada, who are alarmed that perhaps reading hateful
passages from the Bible might suddenly be outlawed, this
in spite of the fact that the framers of the law have
offered to make an exemption allowing anyone to speak
hatefully, such as a minister or preist or preacher,
provided that they can back up that hateful remark with a
choice verse from the Bible. Making an exemption for the
hatred of the Bible and giving ministers the free right to
promote hatred and inequality seems like a giant loop hole
and a real generous offer, but this has not been enough
to satisfy the religious types in Canada, who are now
lobbying hard to defeat the whole hate speech law, since
apparently they are worried that some judge might decide
that perhaps a Bible quote is not a sufficent fig leaf
and try to nail some ' sincere Christian' .
We' re getting closer to " go time" ....
