Shut Your Pie Hole and Go Home

National Day of Prayer goes on despite ruling "America was birthed in prayer and founded on the God of the Bible, on his biblical principles and on his moral values," Day of Prayer organizer Shirley Dobson said. Thank God for people who still have faith and morals!  God bless Shirley Dobson and Rev. Franklin Graham.  Even though the US Army rescinded its invitation to Rev. Graham, I am beyond overjoyed that he refused to back down or apologize for his comments against Islam. Why is it that Muslims can speak out against Christianity and it's call free speech, but when Christians speak out against Muslims, it's called hate speech? It saddens me that the President of the United States does not see the importance of participating in the National Day of Prayer.  Presidents before Obama took seriously counsel from various Christian leaders within the country.  I may not be American, but as Canadians, we feel strongy the effects of our southern neighbour. "In ...

Isn't it great that we live in a country that believes in freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion? Oh, wait. Freedom of religion? I think not. My observation has been that this applies to all religions except Christianity. During a recent layover in a Canadian airport, I watched a group of ten or twelve people who appeared to have originated in or around India. At the prescribed time, the leader motioned to the group, and each one unrolled a prayer mat and they proceeded to audibly practice their morning prayer ritual. There were a number of curious onlookers, but no one protested, and no airport official interfered. They completed their prayers in half an hour. Now let's consider another scenario. A group of ten or twelve Christians, waiting in a Canadian airport, take the opportunity to pray - out loud - for 30 minutes or so. Onlookers stop to watch, and snide comments are heard from the crowd. An airport official marches up to the group and i...

I represent the Ministry of Religious Affairs for SYPH and GH. I am proud to be a Canadian, born and bred in a country that was founded on Christian values and godly principles. Something has happened to those values and principles in the 142 years since Confederation, however. Instead of embracing our Bible-based heritage, Canadians have come to view Christianity as old-fashioned and irrelevant. Prayer has been removed from schools. Christian literature has been banned. As a matter of fact, any reference to God or to Jesus Christ outside Christian organizations (except as profanities, of course) is considered out of line. Yet immigrants from around the world bring their religions to Canada and they are encouraged to practice the customs of their "faith" as they please. An RCMP officer can now wear a turban if it is a requirement of his religion. Oh give me a break! This makes a mockery of one of our country's oldest traditions and most recognizable uniforms in ...