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Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. Romans 1:24-32
The Chief of Defence Staff isn't the only Trudeaupian who's a disgrace to his uniform and office; so is Ottawa's police chief and an increasing number of police departments. With such attitudes and actions, police and military forces in Trudeaupia can't be regarded as representing God (as some Romans 13 extremists would have us believe). This blogger's father was a Royal Canadian Navy officer in World War II, and he definitely wasn't fighting for the right to practice and celebrate sodomy. Of course, neither the mentally and morally retarded pothead who currently occupies the Prime Minister's office, who never met a pervert parade he didn't want to march in, nor his less-than-patriotic father ever wore a uniform--except for the Nazi helmet that Pierre Trudeau reportedly wore while riding around Montreal on his motorcycle, while real Canadians were fighting for freedom.
As reported by Andrew Duffy of the Ottawa Citizen, August 27, 2017:
Capital Pride flexed its political muscle Sunday as the country’s foremost establishment figures joined the parade to celebrate the power of diversity.Everything I said in my previous post Canadian Forces Base Edmonton: Standing on guard for Sodom (June 13, 2013) still stands.
The parade was blessed by sunshine and record-breaking crowds, but was stopped in its tracks for about 15 minutes by Black Lives Matter protesters who temporarily occupied a key intersection at Bank Street and Gladstone Avenue. A truce was negotiated and the parade continued.
The event made civil rights history in Ottawa.
Justin Trudeau became the first sitting prime minister to take part in Capital Pride’s signature event after three decades of pride parades in Ottawa.
And, for the first time, Canada’s highest-ranking soldier marched in a pride parade. The Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen. Jonathan Vance, was joined by other senior members of the Canadian Armed Forces, including the head of the army and navy.
They formed part of a large contingent of uniformed military personnel — about 100 strong — who took part in the parade.
In an interview, Vance said his was an act of leadership, not politics. Vance said he wanted to show support for LGBTQ2 soldiers and invite others from the same community to join the armed forces.
“We want excellent people — we have excellent people — and I’m here to say, categorically, that if you’re from the LGBTQ2 community, you should consider the armed forces a great career,” Vance said.
The general did not want to comment on events in the U.S., where President Donald Trump on Friday directed the Pentagon to extend a ban on transgender individuals joining the military.
Vance’s participation highlighted the civil rights advances made by the LGBTQ2 community during the past quarter century.
It was in 1992 that the Canadian military lifted an order that prevented members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities from serving in the military.
The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signalled that it intends to apologize to ousted military members as part of broader efforts to make amends to federal employees who suffered discrimination in the past due to their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Sarah Evans, communications director for Capital Pride, said although crowd estimates are not available, she believed the parade was the largest in the city’s history.
More than 120 community organizations — everything from Hydro Ottawa to DS Plumbing to Muslims for Progressive Values — were represented in the parade.
Evans said this year’s parade made an important statement with so many political leaders on hand. Trudeau, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson were among the participants.
“I think it sends a strong message about inclusion,” she said. “And I think it’s particularly poignant for members of the armed forces that General Vance was in the parade today.”
Uniformed military members first marched in the parade about 10 years ago. “I think we’ve come a long way,” Evans said. “When you look back at the beginning of pride, it was about LGBTQ2 people celebrating who they were in public and saying, ‘We exist; here we are.’ Today, Pride brings everyone together to celebrate our community.”
Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau marched in his fifth Capital Pride parade Sunday, but his first without his police uniform. Instead, he wore a bright orange golf shirt emblazoned with a police logo.
The golf shirt represented the compromise reached after parade organizers asked Bordeleau and other off-duty officers not to wear their uniforms. They said it was the only way for everyone to feel safe during the parade, but Bordeleau initially bristled at the idea of leaving his uniform at home.
In an interview, Bordeleau said he ultimately decided to stand with his LGBTQ2 officers. “They recognized that the uniform had become the story, which is not what they wanted,” he said.
Bordeleau said he was pleased that the parade had such a “good vibe” — the police chief was well received on the parade route — and that it was not marred by violence. “This is what Ottawa is about: it’s a great, diversified community and it believes in inclusion,” he said. “Our police officers are part of this community and we’re here to celebrate.”
Many veteran Pride participants marvelled at the changes they’ve witnessed during their lifetimes.
Ross Stretton, 66, of St. Catharines, said he believes the legalization of gay marriage in 2005 allowed more Canadians, including those in the military and police, to openly embrace the LGBTQ2 community.
“Things have evolved so quickly and in such a positive manner,” he said. “When I was a teenager, I never dreamt we’d experience something like this at all.”
Stretton said earlier generations of gay and lesbian activists laid the foundation for the climate enjoyed today. “A lot of young people today don’t realize what we older guys fought for,” he said. “Things were not easy in Toronto in the 1970s.”
Kelly Ladouceur, of Ottawa, a transgender female, said it’s important to see official Canada support the community. “It gives you that much more confidence to be out there to know our representatives walk beside us.”
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