Comments on: Catholicism – A Hate Crime in Canada?

By: Mark Steyn’s Trial, or How this is now probably a “hate” blog « Something should go here, maybe later.

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:40:41 +0000

[...] were proof of Steyn’s contagious “Islamophobia.” This led another Catholic website to ask: “Catholicism: A Hate Crime in Canada?” (A particular point of pride for this writer was one accuser’s testimony that my blog, [...]

By: The Christian Educator » Hate Crime Laws

The Christian Educator » Hate Crime Laws — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:54:41 +0000

[...] Vere, Pete, “Canada Orders Pastor to Renounce His Faith”. Catholic Exchange. Feb 12, 2010. http://catholicexchange.com/2008/06/04/112780/ [...]

By: Being Christian is now a "hate crime"? « Tea and Politics

Being Christian is now a "hate crime"? « Tea and Politics — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:01:56 +0000

[...] message in particular was this: Father defended the Church’s teaching on marriage during Canada’s same-sex ‘marriage’ [...]

By: Eye on ’09: Be Aware of What’s Coming Up! « News and Views

Eye on ’09: Be Aware of What’s Coming Up! « News and Views — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:23:06 +0000

[...] in Canada was likewise criminally charged for speaking Biblically on the issue of homosexuality. (CLICK HERE for his [...]

By: Proposition 8 « Thulcandra

Proposition 8 « Thulcandra — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:02:42 +0000

[...] stage, priests and ministers could be taken to court for preaching the tenets of their faith; this has already happened in Canada. Furthermore, private institutions would have to comply with the state’s definition of [...]

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Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:54:04 +0000

[...] Michael O’Brien | Thought Crime Becomes a Reality in Canada CanLII – 2002 SKQB 506 (CanLII) Catholicism – A Hate Crime in Canada?*|*Catholic Exchange When did the Bible become ‘hate speech’? I thought the US News & World Report article was [...]

By: Prop 8 supporter I am « Everything I Am

Prop 8 supporter I am « Everything I Am — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:44:16 +0000

[...] Catholic Priest in Canada, is currently being investigated by the Canadian Human Rights Commission (http://www.newcesite.com/2008/06/04/112780/), and Stephen Boisson, an evangelical pastor, was fined $5,000 [...]

By: Threats and coercion in Canadian elections: brake lines severed, telephone and cable television lines cut, graffiti scratched into cars and scrawled on homes | LOUNGE DADDY

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:29:29 +0000

[...] Well beyond polarization in Canadian politics, voters are being threatened and even put in harm’s way for something as simple as placing a yard sign up that identifies support for one party over another. Unfortunately there has been a climate of coercion and threats and suppression that has been allowed to breed for some time in Canada. And it was in the name of political correctness. For example, some activist groups are trying to make Catholicism itself a so-called hate crime in Canada. [...]

By: Canada Orders Christian “Renounce Your Faith” « Finding the Good

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:54:09 +0000

[...] current Canadian Human Rights Commission investigation into Fr. de Valk reported on in this space last Wednesday. The Basilian priest and publisher of Catholic Insight magazine stands accused of promoting [...]

By: dudeman

dudeman — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:45:47 +0000

They totally trampled upon rights he should have. The pastor should have the right to his opinion.
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In Canada, advocating genocide or inciting hatred against any ‘identifiable group’ is an indictable offense under the Criminal Code of Canada with maximum terms of two to fourteen years. An ‘identifiable group’ is defined as ‘any section of the public distinguished by colour, race, religion, ethnic origin or sexual orientation.’ It makes exceptions for cases of statements of truth, and subjects of public debate and religious doctrine. The landmark judicial decision on the constitutionality of this law was R. v. Keegstra (1990).
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So really, he wasn’t breaking the law. I could be wrong (or more accurately, Wikipedia could be wrong). That being said, it is a red herring to declare that this decision amounts to an attack against Christianity. Hate crime laws are an all-encompassing attack on freedom of speech. The same law could be used to prosecute hate speech against Christians.