I’ve already told you about Senate Bill S-202, the “conversion
therapy ban”. This outrageous proposal from a Liberal-appointed
Senator criminalizes helping homosexuals and transgenders –
even those who want help to change and who are desperate for
healing.
It’s hard to believe the government would actually restrict the
very personal decisions and choices of individuals
struggling with their sexuality and gender identity. But that is
exactly what Bill S-202 is all about.
Now, to make matters even worse, Justice Minister David Lametti
has introduced his own “conversion therapy ban” in the House of
Commons – Bill
C-8. This new Bill – which is even more
dangerous than S-202 – was brought forward on Monday, March 9th.
Bill C-8 represents an unprecedented assault by the
Trudeau Liberals on our civil rights, personal freedoms, and religious
liberties in this country.
Let me give you some real-life examples of what will likely
happen if Bill C-8 passes into law:
If you’re a doctor or counsellor, you will no longer be
permitted to publicly offer help and healing to struggling homosexuals
and transgenders. If you do, it will be considered “advertising
conversion therapy”, and you will face up to two years in jail.
[Section 320.104]. If you privately offer help, but accept a fee for
your help, you will face up to two years in jail for receiving a
“material benefit from conversion therapy”. [Section
320.105].
If you’re a parent with a gender-confused child, you will
not be permitted to help that child conform to his/her biological
gender. If you seek outside help, or if you counsel that child
yourself to find peace with his/her bodily reality, you will be guilty
of “causing [a] child to undergo conversion therapy”, and you will go
to jail for up to five years. You can do nothing but offer
affirmation, artificial hormones, and/or mutilating sex-change
surgeries to your child. [Section 320.103(1)].
If you’re a pastor or church leader who publicly proclaims
the power of Christ to transform homosexuals and transgenders, you may
be arrested for “advertising conversion therapy”. [Section 320.104].
If an ex-gay or ex-trans is converted at your church and drops some
money in the offering plate, you could be arrested for receiving an
indirect “material benefit for conversion therapy”. [Section
320.105].
Of course, it’s ridiculous. Of course, it’s totalitarian.
But it’s happening.
The Liberal government, at the behest of the LGBT lobby, is
moving to politicize people’s healthcare and counselling choices. They
are pushing to eradicate the Christian view of sexuality and gender
from the public square. They are working to suppress and deny the
testimony of countless ex-gays and ex-trans who expose the lies of the
LGBT narrative.
Just take a look at the testimonies that we are compiling
at Campaign Life Coalition from various Canadian ex-gays and ex-trans.
The government wants to silence these voices!
In fact, the Trudeau government’s Bill C-8 represents an even
greater danger than anything I have mentioned so far in this email.
Bill C-8 opens the door to a whole new level of censorship and
thought-control. It may even lead to censoring – and banning
– the Bible itself!
Does it sound unbelievable? Let me explain...
Bill C-8 not only prescribes jail-time for anyone who
“advertises an offer to provide conversion therapy,” it gives the
government the power to order the “seizure” and/or
“deletion” of all material deemed an “advertisement
for conversion therapy”. [Sections 164.1(1) & (5)]. This includes
“any material — including a photographic, film, video, audio or other
recording, made by any means, a visual representation or any written
material — that is used to advertise an offer to provide conversion
therapy.” [Section 164(8)].
The problem with this concept is it could include
virtually any material whatsoever critical of homosexuality
or transgenderism, that is released into the public
square.
There are many books, magazine articles, brochures, tracts,
podcasts, YouTube videos, web pages, and other resources that offer to
help homosexuals and transgenders overcome their unwanted feelings and
desires. In fact, the Bible itself offers that homosexuals can be
“washed”, “sanctified”, and “justified” by faith in Christ (1
Corinthians 6:9). All of these materials, if available in an open and
public medium, may be construed as “advertising conversion therapy”,
and they may be seized and/or destroyed.
This is a very real possibility.
I doubt they’d try it right away, but maybe down the road, once
the anti-Christian prejudice engendered in this law spreads throughout
society, and it becomes accepted wisdom that Christian
teaching equals hatred.
Justice Minister Lametti has strategically placed the matter of
“an advertisement for conversion therapy” in the same section of the
Criminal Code that outlaws child pornography and
advertising for sexual services. By doing this, he is
paving the way for a judge to treat any books, magazines, or web
resources that promote the traditional view of sexuality and gender as
equivalent to child porn in terms of their alleged
“harm” to children.
Imagine that. A book on sexuality or gender from Dr. James
Dobson or Dr. Ann Gillies or Dr. Joseph Nicolosi could be considered
just as dangerous as “child porn” by any judge. Perhaps even the Bible
itself (or portions of it) could be construed as being as equally
destructive as pornography.
Justice Minister Lametti has also placed the bulk of his
“conversion therapy ban” under the “Hate Propaganda” section of the
Criminal Code. This particular section outlines offences which
advocate and promote “genocide”. It would seem, by this move, that
the Liberal government wants to associate the traditional,
Christian view of sexuality and gender with racial hatred and
genocide. This is absolutely disgraceful – and truly
bigoted.
The pieces are fitting together... The Liberal government,
under the influence and direction of the LGBT lobby, is working to
censor and eradicate all opposing viewpoints and perspectives.
They want to ban dissent. It sounds more like
Communist China than the “True North strong and
free”!
And it doesn’t matter how many casualties there might be. The
Liberals don’t seem to care at all about the kids who will be pushed
into harmful “transitioning” drugs and surgeries. They don’t seem to
care at all about those adults in the LGBT lifestyle who want help to
escape. They don’t seem to care at all about the doctors and
counsellors who will be forced to close or restrict their services.
They don’t seem to care at all about the Christians who will be
silenced and ghettoized. They don’t seem to care at all about
our freedom of religion, freedom of speech, or freedom of
thought.
This is why it is absolutely
URGENT for us to work to stop Bill C-8 before it goes
any further. This totalitarian, neo-Marxist “conversion
therapy ban” must be blocked. And, Lord willing, with your
help, we can do it!
Anthony: Please join me in sending an
Action
Alert Email to our local MPs today.
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It will take just a couple minutes, but it could
make an enormous impact. If MPs from every party – from all across
this country – begin receiving thousands of emails from their
constituents opposing the “conversion therapy ban”, they are going to
think twice. We may even see some “champions” emboldened to step up
and speak out against the ban in the House of Commons.
So please join me in taking action today to
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“Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep
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Thank you, and may God keep our land "glorious and
free"!
Yours for Life, Family, and Faith,
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