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
On December 22, 1967, Pierre Trudeau, Justice Minister in the cabinet of Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson presented his
omnibus bill reforming the Criminal Code, and told the House of Commons that "There is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." His bill called for decriminalization of "homosexual acts" performed in private; making it legal for women to get an abortion if a committee of three doctors felt the pregnancy endangered the mental, emotional or physical well-being of the mother; legalization of lotteries; further controls on gun ownership; and breathalyzer tests on suspected drunk drivers if police had reasonable and probable cause. As in 2017, December 22, 1967 was a Friday--it's so typical of politicians with devious purposes to try and slip things through on a Friday--and the Friday before Christmas at that, when most members of Parliament are thinking about going home, if they haven't already left.
Pierre Trudeau succeeded Mr. Pearson as Prime Minister on April 20, 1968 (appropriately, Adolf Hitler's birthday). The omnibus bill was passed and became law in 1969, and became a watershed event in Canadian history, signalling that secular humanism, and not the Bible, was now the basis of Canadian law. And Pierre Trudeau's government and those since haven't shied away from placing the state into the other rooms of the nation.
50 years later, Pierre Trudeau's mentally and morally retarded, crooked, pothead son Justin is Prime Minister, driving perhaps the final nails into the coffin of what was recognizable as Canada before Pierre took over as Prime Minister. On November 27, 2017, he went beyond his father, as reported by
Canadian Press,
November 28, 2017:
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Tuesday on behalf of the federal government and all Canadians for decades of discrimination against members of the LGBTQ2 community.
Dozens of people -- including two of Trudeau's own children, Xavier and Ella-Grace -- crammed into the various House of Commons galleries to witness the historic occasion, which the prime minister said he hopes will finally allow the healing process to begin for those affected.
"This is the devastating story of people who were branded criminals by the government -- people who lost their livelihoods, and in some cases, their lives," Trudeau said.
"These aren't distant practices of governments long forgotten. This happened systematically, in Canada, with a timeline more recent than any of us would like to admit."
The keenly anticipated expression of regret was accompanied by several initiatives to make amends to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and Indigenous people known as "two-spirit."
The government introduced legislation which, if passed, will allow the expungement of criminal records for people convicted of consensual sexual activity with same-sex partners.
The government has also earmarked $110 million to compensate members of the military and other federal agencies whose careers were sidelined or ended due to their sexual orientation, the centrepiece of a class-action settlement with employees who were investigated, sanctioned and sometimes fired as part of the so-called "gay purge."
As part of the settlement, the government will also pay an additional $20 million for legal fees and administration and devote at least $15 million more for projects that will "promote collective reconciliation and remembrance," including museum exhibits, a national monument and possible archival projects.
Apart from the settlement, the government is putting $250,000 toward community projects to combat homophobia and provide support for people in crisis, and plans a commemoration in 2019 to mark the 50th anniversary of the federal decriminalization of homosexual acts.
"The No. 1 job of any government is to keep its citizens safe. And on this, we have failed LGBTQ2 people, time and time again," Trudeau said in his remarks.
"It is with shame and sorrow and deep regret for the things we have done that I stand here today and say: We were wrong. We apologize.
"I am sorry. We are sorry."
That was the point at when those in the galleries, who had sat quietly listening to the prime minister speak, began to applaud, before they were eventually joined on their feet by all MPs for a long-lasting ovation at the straightforward expression of regret.
The discriminatory policies that often ruined careers and lives had their roots in federal efforts that began as early as the 1940s to delve into the personal lives of people who were considered security risks as a result of what was considered "character weakness."
"This thinking was prejudiced and flawed," Trudeau said. "Sadly, what resulted was nothing short of a witch hunt.
"Those arrested and charged were purposefully and vindictively shamed. Their names appeared in newspapers in order to humiliate them, and their families. Lives were destroyed. And tragically, lives were lost."
After Trudeau was done, he was embraced one by one by a group of Liberal MPs who identify as gay or lesbian, including Randy Boissonnault, a special adviser to the prime minister on sexual orientation and gender issues.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer echoed Trudeau's sentiment.
"We are here today because many years ago and for too long the government of Canada failed in its duty to protect the basic rights of hundreds, thousands of the very Canadians who have dedicated their lives to public service," Scheer said, calling it "a terrible and unjust moment" in the history of the country.
Scheer, a social conservative who has voted against a transgender rights bill and refused to take part in gay pride parades, asserted that "all human beings have the same value and dignity, deserve the same respect."
Still, many Conservative MPs did not attend the apology.
Guy Caron, the parliamentary leader for the NDP, said he welcomed the apology and said the NDP would work with the Liberals to make sure the expungements legislation is passed quickly.
Still, like Trudeau, he noted how much more work there is to do to end all discrimination against the LGBTQ community, including restrictions on sexually active gay men donating blood.
"This would be a good time to stop doing things the government might have to apologize for in the future," said Caron.
Green party Leader Elizabeth May spoke passionately about those who were kicked out of the military and public service for who they are, noting that Canada experienced a loss of potential.
"Our stupidity, blindness and ignorance harmed our society while bringing real injustices and long-lasting pain on people who did nothing wrong and wanted to serve our country," said May.
I take great offense at this apology; Prime Minister Selfie has the nerve to apologize for all Canadians, but he doesn't speak for me. And as is almost always the case now with hysterical demands for apologies for alleged historical wrongs, no attempt is ever made to put events into their historical context. 21st century politically correct Social Justice Warriors sit in judgment on alleged villains of previous centuries, with no attempt to understand their views or any reasons they might have had for doing what they did. When it came to the government's obligation to "keep its citizens safe," maybe that's what previous governments were doing in attempting to prevent situations in which people in sensitive positions could be open to blackmail or were likely to put their sexual loyalties above their patriotic feelings.
This apology embodies
Vox Day's three laws of Social Justice Warriors: 1. They always lie; 2. They always double down; 3. They always project. They lie when they say that sodomites are still being discriminated against today. Just what discrimination are they facing in
Canada Trudeaupia today? They certainly seem to be overrepresented in positions of influence and power; you almost have to by "openly gay" to get elected to public office. They're never content with what they can get, but always demand more; they keep pushing until the balance tips in their direction, and the moment it does, they declare the issue settled, and cut off all further debate. And the sodomites and their alphabet derivatives exemplify law number 3 by accusing others of what they're guilty, such as claiming to be victims of discrimination while practicing it themselves. For example, neither I nor any Christian I know believes that sodomites or lesbians should be prohibited from practicing law, but sodomite/lesbian activists are trying to prohibit evangelical Trinity Western University from establishing a law school.
"Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer echoed Trudeau's sentiment"--that's becoming a familiar refrain. It used to be that "Conservatives" were a few decades behind the Liberals in saying "me, too," but the gap is rapidly narrowing. For instance, as late as the 1997 federal election campaign, the Liberal Party of Canada, then in power, said that they'd never legalize "gay marriage" (of course, they lied, and did legalize it a few years later). In 2016, the "Conservative" Party of Canada officially made "gay marriage" a "Conservative" value. As for the current Liberals, they're a bunch of antichrists, perverts, and potheads--their leader is at least two of the three. They have the same name as the party that's been around since before Confederation, but bear no resemblance at all to the party as it was until as late the mid-1960s. Mackenzie King, who led the Liberal Party of Canada from 1919-1948 and still holds the Commonwealth record of 22 years as Prime Minister, would probably be arrested, or at least ejected, if he attempted to show up at a Liberal Party gathering today.
Not all of Mr. Scheer's caucus couldt bring themselves to endorse the abomination of Prime Minister Selfie's apology, as reported by
Canadian Press,
November 29, 2017:
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he was sincere in his response to the apology for past state-sanctioned discrimination against LGBTQ people in Canada, but two of his caucus colleagues believe Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went too far.
Conservative MP Harold Albrecht says Trudeau went beyond apologizing for historical wrongs when he expressed his support for children discovering their sexual orientation or gender identity as young as the age of six.
Albrecht says that is why he did not join in the applause or rise to his feet along with the rest of the people who witnessed the keenly anticipated expression of regret in the House of Commons Tuesday.
His caucus colleague Ted Falk says he was firmly behind decision to issue an apology to those who have been wronged, but the fact that some of the statements went beyond that kept him from responding with as much enthusiasm as others.
There were many Conservative MPs who did not attend the apology.
Scheer says he delivered his response to the apology on behalf of the Conservative caucus and that he does not want to politicize the issue.
The current "Conservative" Party of Canada and its so-called leader provide ample evidence to support Vox Day's contention that conservatism has failed. Mr. Day is an American, but he says of American conservatives is true for those in Canada: they won't fight for what they say they believe in; they stand for nothing; and they've accomplished nothing.
As Joan Bryden of
Canadian Press reported on
November 28, 2017, even Pierre Trudeau wasn't politically correct enough to go around apologizing for any and all alleged historical wrongs:
OTTAWA — When it comes to politics, Justin Trudeau has demonstrated repeatedly that he’s not his father’s son — and he did it again Tuesday when he offered an official apology for members of the military and federal public servants whose careers were destroyed due to their sexual orientation.
Tuesday’s apology marked the second time in a less than a week and the third time since becoming prime minister that Trudeau has apologized on behalf of the government for a historic injustice — something his father, Pierre, steadfastly refused to do.
“Certainly, a number of people have highlighted, and I have this reflection as well, that my father might have had a different perspective on it than I do,” Trudeau acknowledged during a social policy conference Monday at the University of Toronto.
Trudeau, a gregarious people-person, has remarked before on the difference between his approach to politics and that of his aloof, cerebral father. And he offered that as an explanation for their different approaches to attempting to right historic wrongs.
“He came at it as an academic, as a constitutionalist. I come at it as a teacher, as someone who’s worked a lot in communities,” he said.
Back in 1984, Pierre Trudeau rebuffed pressure to apologize and compensate Japanese Canadians who were interned and stripped of their property during the Second World War. He questioned how his government could apologize for an event 40 years earlier in which it had not been involved.
“I do not think the purpose of a government is to right the past. It cannot rewrite history. It is our purpose to be just in our time,” he told the House of Commons.
Moreover, once a government starts down that path, he warned there’d be no end of apologies and compensation demanded.
“I’m not sure where we would stop in compensating. I know we’d have to go back a great length of time in our history and look at all the injustices.”
His Conservative successor, Brian Mulroney, eventually apologized in 1988 for the internment of Japanese Canadians. But that didn’t exactly open the floodgates, as Trudeau senior had feared.
Since then, there have been five more official apologies: for the execution of Canadian soldiers during the First World War, for the head tax imposed on Chinese immigrants, for the harm done to Indigenous Peoples from the residential school system, for turning away shipload of immigrants from India in 1914 and, last week, a separate apology for residential school survivors in Newfoundland and Labrador, who were left out of the earlier apology.
In addition to today’s recognition of the harm done by state-ordered discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Canadians, Trudeau has also signalled that he’ll apologize for the government’s decision in 1939 to turn away a ship full of Jews fleeing Nazi Germany.
“The apologies for things past are important to make sure that we actually understand and know and share and don’t repeat those mistakes,” he said Monday.
“But apologies are also really important to be able to move forward in a healing way, that acknowledges the very real intergenerational impacts or impacts on an individual, around mental health, around self worth, around how you fit in to your community.”
Like his enthusiasm for taking part in gay pride parades, Trudeau said today’s apology is important for LGBTQ Canadians who still face “so much discrimination.” But it’s also useful, he added to “remind everyone else that we do have to change mindsets.”...
I hate to agree with Pierre Trudeau on anything, but I do on this; and unlike Justin, who seems to want everybody to like him, Pierre didn't seem to care if anybody liked him.
