Brain Banishment

When it comes to cultural issues, it's always a little scary to look at Canada and Europe because all-to-often the U.S. follows suit, eventually.  Here is an example of a Christian non-profit group who was ordered by the Canadian government to cease using an employment contract which has staff promise that they will not engage in "homosexual relationships," among other activities contrary to Christian principles.  Moreover, the ruling demands that the organization pay $23,000, plus two years wages and benefits to a woman who signed onto the contract and then entered a homosexual relationship and was subsequently dismissed.  This story is striking in the blatant disregard for justice the "Human Rights Tribunal of Canada" shows in that the employee signed a contract vowing to stick within the moral guidelines of the organization (which she admitted to breaking), the law in question has a religious exemption that should have covered this organization (but didn't) and how this organization's ability to serve vulnerable populations according to it's faith-based mission has been compromised.

As I see different cases like these around the world, there seems to be a set pattern of homosexual activists pushing for "anti-discrimination" ordinances, eventually getting them passed through convincing elected officials that Christian organizations are covered under a religous exemption provision and then eventually attempting to target and gut Christian organizations with these ordinances by forcing them to recognize anti-Christian beliefs.  Indianapolis and several other cities already have similar ordinances.  I wonder how long it will take for homosexual activists in Indy to start attempting to stamp out those Christian organizations who disagree with them.  Politicos talk about Indiana's brain drain all the time.  It's more like brain banishment in places where homosexual activists dictate public policy.  Read the full story and the actual decision.  It's quite stunning.

Comments

[Brandon Monson]

The real sad thing is that Canada is so far ahead of the United States.

[Chris Douglas]

What utter claptrap, Ryan. The amazing thing is that it took me only 30 seconds to read your piece, ask what crucial fact you are leaving out, go to the piece in question, and find it immediately:

"Christian Horizons is the largest provider of community living services in the province, FUNDED APPROXIMATELY $75 MILLION ANNUALLY BY THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES."

If you are going to take money from the Canadian taxpayer, including all those taxpayers who are gay, their families, friends, and majority of the population that opposes such discrimination, then you will find obviously that you can't discriminate.

If you don't take the money, as a religious organization you can discriminate all you want. What do you bet the government went through a long negotiation on this point giving the organization an option... the money or their policy... perhaps even having received assurances that the organization would not discriminate? I'll bet the organization decided it would take the $75 million and give up its policy, and gratefully accepted the minor consequence of paying a couple years of salary which, after all, is coming from tax payer funding.

You are fear mongering with no justification whatsoever.

[Don Sherfick]

Chris, my good friend, very recently admired by even Kenn Gividen as a rare liberal having good intellectual prowess in your conversations with him, I'm afraid you miss the point concerning Ryan's writings.

They are fully justified in Scripture, because they serve Godly ends. Deception and taking out of context are not moral evils, you must understand. The concept that the ends never justify the means went out when the New Testament replaced the Old.

Makes perfect sense to me.