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Similar to the Antisemitism Awareness Act just passed by the U.S. House, Canada is currently debating its own bill that critics warn could see Christians punished for quoting the Bible.
(LifeSiteNews) –– Canada, like the United States, is pursuing a new law that could see Christians prohibited from quoting the Bible in public under the guise of addressing “antisemitism.”
“I call this bill the ‘Closet the Christians Bill,’ because that is exactly what it intends to do – put Christians in the closet. Under threat of jail-time, it will silence believers who oppose the woke ideology that is overrunning our country,” observed Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) Campaigns Manager David Cooke in a recent blog regarding Canadian Bill C-367, a proposed law that mirrors much of what was just passed by the House of Representatives in the U.S.
Bill C-367 was tabled by Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet last year in the House of Commons. The bill aims to eliminate allowances for one’s religion to be used as a defense against “hate speech” charges because of a rise in anti-Israel protests in Canada.
“We can fear that these acts were encouraged by an exception in the Criminal Code,” Blanchet told the House of Commons about his bill.
While the Canadian bill has only passed its first reading, America’s Republican-backed bill, House Resolution 6090, also known as the Antisemitism Awareness Act, is already off to the Senate, and was likewise justified by those voting in favor of it based on an increase in “antisemitism” following terrorist group Hamas’ attack on Israel and the war that has since ensued.
Canada’s Bill C-367 has the support of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who commented, “We will be looking at my honorable colleague’s bill to see whether it can help combat hate and incitement of violence. This is a complex issue, but we are here to work constructively to protect Canadians.”
Should the Trudeau Liberals vote in favor of it, the bill will most certainly pass, where it too, like in the U.S., would head to the rubber-stamping Senate for review.
Cooke observed that Bill C-367 makes one ask the question, “Should Christians be arrested for quoting portions of the Bible in public? Should pastors be charged with a ‘hate crime’ when they preach against certain sins? Should churches be closed if the government does not approve of their beliefs?”
”You might think these are ridiculous questions. After all, this is Canada – the ‘true north strong and free’! Our national motto is ‘a Mari usque ad mare,’ quoted from Psalm 72:8, which says that Christ shall have dominion ‘from sea to sea.’ This is not communist China,” he added.