Welcome in the Kingdom of God
While the Supreme Court of Canada considers the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission's finding in his case and the tribunal's ordering of William Whatcott to render $17,500 in fines to four people who took umbrage at the man's disbursements of gay-sensitive, homophobic rants, he was at Carleton University handing out his obnoxious bits of propaganda.
A landmark ruling is set to be unleashed on Canadian jurisprudence. Weighing the right to free speech against the right of affected groups or individuals not to be outraged by the outpourings of those who see the world in different colours. Carleton University lost little time in escorting Mr. Whatcott off campus.
He even elicited the interest of a number of downtown police officers. "I gave one (of 3,000 flyers he was distributing) to each of (the officers) and I said, 'I hope you guys read this'", he said in an interview. "I believe I have 2,000 years-plus of church history on my side that homosexual conduct is wrong and I believe I have a right to express that."
He does have that right. He doesn't have to be right to have that right. And he has experienced in his earlier history some fairly degrading events. Addicted to drugs, and paying for his addiction by selling himself to any bidder. So he knows the tricks of the trade; both drug-and-sex-related. He takes from his experience the lives led by gays.
It is his prerogative, after all, if we are to honour freedom of speech, one of the cornerstones of our pride in the freedoms given us as a liberal democracy.
Having spent time in prison, he had the opportunity there to lose his badly blemished persona to an entirely other one, when Christ came to him and helped him to be re-born. That old adage that there are none so passionately devoted as the converted is indeed true. Devoted, obviously, to making life miserable for others, sensitive to scorn.
And because he is born-again he hastens to inform that he has no hatred for gays. They are his brothers; or they would be, if they lost their inherited gayness and surrendered to Christ. As it is, they are despicable, filthy, corrupt. He judges them as he doubtless judged himself, finding himself wanting, and wanting now to find them a place in the hereafter.
So then he is despicably committed, while they are filthy and corrupt in his estimation.
In his lawyer's words, Mr. Whatcott "urges homosexual people to change their behaviour and tells them they will be welcome in the kingdom of God and the churches, and they will live a healthier life."
Guess he takes what he likes from the Bible, and "judge not lest ye be judged" is not one of his favourite quotations.
A landmark ruling is set to be unleashed on Canadian jurisprudence. Weighing the right to free speech against the right of affected groups or individuals not to be outraged by the outpourings of those who see the world in different colours. Carleton University lost little time in escorting Mr. Whatcott off campus.
He even elicited the interest of a number of downtown police officers. "I gave one (of 3,000 flyers he was distributing) to each of (the officers) and I said, 'I hope you guys read this'", he said in an interview. "I believe I have 2,000 years-plus of church history on my side that homosexual conduct is wrong and I believe I have a right to express that."
He does have that right. He doesn't have to be right to have that right. And he has experienced in his earlier history some fairly degrading events. Addicted to drugs, and paying for his addiction by selling himself to any bidder. So he knows the tricks of the trade; both drug-and-sex-related. He takes from his experience the lives led by gays.
It is his prerogative, after all, if we are to honour freedom of speech, one of the cornerstones of our pride in the freedoms given us as a liberal democracy.
Having spent time in prison, he had the opportunity there to lose his badly blemished persona to an entirely other one, when Christ came to him and helped him to be re-born. That old adage that there are none so passionately devoted as the converted is indeed true. Devoted, obviously, to making life miserable for others, sensitive to scorn.
And because he is born-again he hastens to inform that he has no hatred for gays. They are his brothers; or they would be, if they lost their inherited gayness and surrendered to Christ. As it is, they are despicable, filthy, corrupt. He judges them as he doubtless judged himself, finding himself wanting, and wanting now to find them a place in the hereafter.
So then he is despicably committed, while they are filthy and corrupt in his estimation.
In his lawyer's words, Mr. Whatcott "urges homosexual people to change their behaviour and tells them they will be welcome in the kingdom of God and the churches, and they will live a healthier life."
Guess he takes what he likes from the Bible, and "judge not lest ye be judged" is not one of his favourite quotations.
Labels: Human Fallibility, Human Relations, Human Rights, Realities
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