One of the greatest fallacies the Canadian left and their media cohorts have propagandized is the myth of separation of church and state. What they really mean, of course, is that government must have the ability to dictate and censure what is preached at the pulpits of a nation’s churches or what is believed by the churches’ faithful. They also are quick to reproof any church leaders who might call for action against some government policies as that would mean, from the leftist viewpoint, a breach between the separation of church and state.
Bishop Fredrick Henry is one of the most visible victims of this liberal mob’s mentality. The Liberals introduced Bill C-38 in an attempt to legalize same-sex marriage thus encroaching on what is considered historically a religious rite or sacrament. This of course is perfectly fine with liberals and their fellow mobsters. Bishop Henry spoke out against this government’s encroachment into the religious sphere and spoke against the government’s proposed bill. In doing so, he fell afoul of the liberal political correctness and was hauled before Alberta’s quasi-judicial kangaroo court, the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
So now that we have a clear picture of what the left believe is the separation of church and state let’s look at what really is meant by the separation of church and state.
The Separation of Church and State is an American idea born out of the American Revolution and enshrined in the Constitution of the United States in the Bill of Rights as the First Amendment to the constitution of the United States. Anyone with even half a brain left will realize the founding fathers in the First Amendment admonishes the government from interfering in religious matters nor could the government give legal ascent to any religious congregation over another.
The founding fathers, however, did not prohibit religious organizations from taking political stands or furthering policies in their own religious interest. It guarantees religious freedom and the freedom of expression. It is worthwhile remembering as a document, the Constitution of the United States only regulates the conduct of the government not of the people. The Bill of Rights draws upon the only workable model for the separation of church and State which also guarantees democratic freedoms of the populous: governmental non-interference in religious matters.
The Canadian left, who lacks any wisdom of the American founding fathers, takes the opposite tack in dealing with religion. They believe like other communists, socialists and positivists that government must control religion to keep religion from interfering in government. The Liberal Government’s threat to revoke tax exempt status for religious congregations that opposed the Liberal Government’s policies is one such attempt by the Canadian left to control religion. The left in Canada did not find any wrong in the Government’s pernicious behavior. This is nothing more than religious intolerance Canadian style.
Being rather pusillanimous bunch, the Canadian left find themselves in the throes of convulsions anytime anyone has the audacity to voice some viewpoint that the left construes has religious connotations. As far as the Canadian left are concerned, religion and morality has no place in public life. They believe that no individual should act on their beliefs if those beliefs happen to have religious implications. The left, under the guise of the freedom of expression, wishes to thwart any semblance of public religious expression.
Accordingly, if you are against abortion, do not believe that Darwin’s Theory cannot plausibly explain macroevolution, or believe in a god you have no right run for public office. The radical left would have Canadians believe that such people are too scary to govern as they would impose their own morality on Canadians. Conversely, they do not mind anyone from the Canadian left, such as Jack Layton and his fellow radical hoodlums for imposing the failed Soviet era ideals and policies upon Canadians. That of course, we are told by the left, does not scare Canadians.
The Canadian left and the media make out the separation of church and state as some dictate of the Constitution of Canada. This is hardly the case. No such provision exists in the Canadian Constitution however much the liberals and socialists in Canada would harangue us to believe otherwise. First proof is our constitution: read it. Next, reach into your pocket and retrieve any Canadian coin and read the inscription on the obverse side of the coin. See the D. G. Regina? Ever wondered what that means? Dei Gratia Regina or in English by the Grace of God Queen, harkens back to a time of the divine right of kings; and queens in this case.
Ever since Henry VIII all the Kings and regent Queens of England carry the title of Defender of the Faith and are the nominal heads of the Church of England. What does that mean for the separation of Church and State in Canada? The Head of State of Canada happens to be the supreme head of the Church of England and by the Grace of God Queen of… Canada.
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