tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post352016093984289856..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Andrew Scheer and the Trinity Western DecisionSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-26370461214940772662018-06-17T09:22:56.235-04:002018-06-17T09:22:56.235-04:00Hi anon@1:41 PM...As I said above, there are many ...Hi anon@1:41 PM...As I said above, there are many good religious people, and some of them are my best friends, those who work with the poor and the sick. But unfortunately just a quick glance at the world we live in make what Mencken said even more true than it was in his day...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-74512986106206710012018-06-17T09:17:27.371-04:002018-06-17T09:17:27.371-04:00Hi Steve...There are reasons I’m an atheist. I rec...Hi Steve...There are reasons I’m an atheist. I recognize there are good religious people, but far too many are not, and are only maintaining the views of the patriarchy, at a time when the world needs those values like a hole in the head...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-39404302523968236182018-06-17T09:13:20.591-04:002018-06-17T09:13:20.591-04:00Hi ironjustice...What bigoted nonsense. You don’t...Hi ironjustice...What bigoted nonsense. You don’t hold referendums on the human rights of minorities. Gay people have always been here, and they always will be, and you should cease your tortured musings and get with it. And remember, it’s never too late to come out!! 🌈Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51813064610210562022018-06-17T09:02:52.291-04:002018-06-17T09:02:52.291-04:00hi rumleyfips...I will never forget how during the...hi rumleyfips...I will never forget how during the darkest days of the Harper regime, the Supreme Court stood up to the beast to defend our precious Canadian values. I hope that a hundred years from now we remember what that court did, and honour it an its Chief Justice accordingly...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-23459898844225734022018-06-17T09:00:17.686-04:002018-06-17T09:00:17.686-04:00Hi Jackie...anti-gay bigotry like all other bigotr...Hi Jackie...anti-gay bigotry like all other bigotry makes absolutely no sense and is the product of diseased minds. To make matters worse, many anti-gay bigots are intact gay themselves, and are trying to repress themselves which makes tham even more pathetic. <br />But the good news is that most of them are old, so their bigotry will soon be buried with them. And the new generation, which is massively progressive when it comes to gay rights, will help build a better world...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-42910065120493982902018-06-17T02:16:09.164-04:002018-06-17T02:16:09.164-04:00I'm incredibly happy with the Supreme Court de...I'm incredibly happy with the Supreme Court decision. I wasn't happy when the university was opened because of its closed mind. It is based in the Lower Mainland's bible belt, you know where they go to church on sunday but don't care about ethics on Monday. where they protest abortion but won't lift a finger to help parents with young children who need housing or food. You really need to wonder about those christens.<br /><br />By not having a law school at that university some of the students will still go on to become lawyers, however, they will be exposed to other opinions and out looks and it may temper their opinions on various subjects. It will reduce the number who become lawyers and thus the chances of them becoming Supreme Court justices. We see what happens when politics and religion become one in Saudi Arabia, Iran (not as bad as it used to be) Russia, Israel, the U.S.A. <br /><br />The courts need to be open. If law schools start producing lawyers who have a value system not consistent with keeping religion out of our courts we will be in trouble. Lawyers who have been trained in secular schools, in my opinion do a better job. We have only to look at lawyers who take on cases which they personally abhore, but if the justice system is going to work for all, we need it to have an open mind. Lets not start by training lawyers in a religious university. Don't even think they ought to be training teachers.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-85109704308420908102018-06-16T15:40:13.581-04:002018-06-16T15:40:13.581-04:00Mencken nailed everything, sadly forgotten. And Hi...Mencken nailed everything, sadly forgotten. And History repeats itself.<br />I would love to see JT just launch with that.,Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-56092470494451954042018-06-16T15:39:01.027-04:002018-06-16T15:39:01.027-04:00Who cares? I am an old man. I dont care if someone...Who cares? I am an old man. I dont care if someone wears a funny hat<br />or sleeps in the way they choose. It really should be a non issue at this time. We have way bigger fish to fry than how people make themselves happy in private, or appear in public.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-5904186100362359162018-06-16T15:35:41.316-04:002018-06-16T15:35:41.316-04:00Here Hear, In the USA Liberty University is fillin...Here Hear, In the USA Liberty University is filling up the Capitol. Good case for political ex lax.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-2749167367598431642018-06-16T13:41:58.066-04:002018-06-16T13:41:58.066-04:00As Mencken once said, religion is the greatest fom...As Mencken once said, religion is the greatest fomenter of hatred the world has ever known. A Christian can graduate from any law school in Canada, but graduating from an institution that promotes discrimination undermines the notion of equality and shouldn’t be accepted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-1505202763683114072018-06-16T13:20:00.038-04:002018-06-16T13:20:00.038-04:00Excellent idea! Who needs medical experts when we ...Excellent idea! Who needs medical experts when we can poll know-nothings? And to what end? As you point out, it makes no difference since we already protect people with disabilities from discrimination and allow them to marry. <br /><br />Try rebel.com next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-44478987524731804212018-06-16T13:11:07.681-04:002018-06-16T13:11:07.681-04:00Do we also have referendums on whether the Easter ...Do we also have referendums on whether the Easter Bunny is real or the Moon is made from green cheese? Sorry but no, laws aren't made on beliefs devoid of fact. We have a constitution in Canada and there's no point in spending wads of taxpayers money on something which will be struck down in the Supreme Court of Canada. Which is a good thing.<br /><br />mr perfectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-64665265238440046252018-06-16T11:08:32.831-04:002018-06-16T11:08:32.831-04:00Totally agree, we should also have a referendum on...Totally agree, we should also have a referendum on gravity at the same time.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-85221112988983724742018-06-16T10:40:21.541-04:002018-06-16T10:40:21.541-04:00As it has been pointed out before. Places like Tri...As it has been pointed out before. Places like Trinity and Mosque schools run by the Taliban are eerily similar. The sad sad fact is if this case had been decided by the US Supreme Court Canada would be one step closer to an Atwood dystopian.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-61133500974621789332018-06-16T09:46:44.320-04:002018-06-16T09:46:44.320-04:00In 1975 the special, LBGTQ sexual orientation huma...In 1975 the special, LBGTQ sexual orientation human rights, were granted as a result of crime. <br />At the time of 'winning special rights for sexual orientation', a person was not allowed to be a practicing member of the psychiatric profession and be a homosexual.<br />It was illegal, but due to criminal collusion, criminal conspiracy and fraud, the laws were changed.<br />"Before that time, all lesbians and gays were considered sick—pathologic."<br />"81 Words"<br />"Spitzer was astounded to find standing at the bar several heads of university psychiatry departments, well known researchers, and the man in charge of dispensing federal grants to psychiatric training programs. All were closeted gay men"<br /><br />The whole process was illegal.<br /><br />In the seventies, homosexuality was made legal, by criminal means.<br />Before that time all homosexuals were considered sick, pathologic.<br />During the process, the vote to make homosexuality legal, there existed a group of Psychiatric doctors who were illegally practicing medicine. <br />The laws at the time disallowed homosexuals to be Psychiatrista, it was simply illegal. <br />These doctors criminally conspired, colluded and committed fraud, collecting monies they were not legally allowed and treated patients illegally.<br />They corrupted and usurped our laws to have themselves declared 'normal'.<br /><br />When the laws were being bandied about, one argument against the legalizaton of homosexuality was, 'they'll flock to Boy Scouts, daycares and schools'.<br /><br />Now a mere fifty years later, what do we have?<br />The Girl Scout board of directors is three quarters lesbian and we have what is known as the 'Rainbow Curriculum' and your children being taken away by law if you refuse to recognize homosexulaity as 'normal'.<br /><br />We need a referendum with every citizen having a vote whether they believe homosexuality is normal or a medical disability, hormone misadventure, which is already covered by disability discrimination laws.ironjusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717693795177636305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-58562196077830699672018-06-16T08:59:58.146-04:002018-06-16T08:59:58.146-04:00Harper decided to undermine the best high court in...Harper decided to undermine the best high court in the world. Beverly chased him back to obscurity. rumleyfipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346146988416679423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-12912575462202037122018-06-15T23:39:37.584-04:002018-06-15T23:39:37.584-04:00We could use a little of that Canadian values syst...We could use a little of that Canadian values system imposed upon the regressive right-wing bigots south of the 49th. Even Alberta is sprouting rainbows in one of the First Nations communities. That's got to make Kenney have a diva fit.<br /><br />https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/06/14/alberta-indigenous-community-welcomes-first-rainbow-crosswalk-to-celebrate-pride-month.html<br /><br />And good on that columnist for unpacking the bogus theological arguments used to justify bigotry. Something that appears beyond reproach in the U.S., where even the "free press" has to tread lightly lest they trigger the "persecution complex" among uptight haters who shriek at the sound of facts.<br /><br />I don't think Jesus would mind playing bartender at anyone's wedding or baking a cake. He might have grounds for a libel suit against those who claim he would.Jackie Bluenoreply@blogger.com