Pope To Canada: “I Know it is Possible” For You to Turn to a Culture of Life and Respect Natural Marriage
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/oct/08103003.html
“Today Pope Benedict XVI addressed Canadians as he greeted the new Canadian Ambassador to the Holy See, Anne Leahy.”
“In his address, the Holy Father noted his concern for Canada’s growing lack of respect for life and family, despite the fact that Canadian culture has Catholicism as one of its cornerstones and has been recognized as a champion of human rights and dignity.”
“‘Nevertheless, profound changes can be noticed today, which are seen in different sectors and at times cause concern to the point of asking ourselves if it does not mean a regression in the understanding of the human being,’ he said. ‘These changes mainly concern the areas of defense and the promotion of life and the family based on natural marriage.’”
“‘In this context,’ said the Pope, ‘I would like to encourage all Canadians to reflect deeply on the path that Christ calls us to follow.’ That path, he said “is bright and full of truth.’ Speaking of turning to a culture of life, Benedict XVI said, ‘I know it is possible and that your country is capable.’ He said, ‘A culture of life can nourish anew the personal and social existence of Canada as a whole.‘”
“‘To help,’ said the Holy Father, ‘it seems necessary to redefine the meaning of freedom of expression too often invoked to justify certain excesses.’ He noted that freedom is often wrongly perceived as an absolute value, disregarding its divine origin and its communal dimension. In such an interpretation of freedom, he suggested, ‘only the individual can decide and choose the form, characteristics, and ends of life, death, and marriage.’”
“‘True freedom,” he observed, “is ultimately based on and develops in God.” He added: “It is a gift that can be accepted as the seed from which the person and society can grow responsibly and be enriched. The exercise of this freedom implies reference to a natural moral law that is universal, which precedes and unifies all rights and duties. In this perspective, I would like to show my support to all the Canadian Bishops’ initiatives in favor of family life and thus of the dignity of the human being.”
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/517925
“The CRTC is reviewing its policy of allowing unregulated distribution of broadcast media content over the Internet and cellphones.”
“The federal regulator has taken a hands-off approach to newer types of media distribution, while continuing to regulate radio and television outlets.”
“However, the CRTC wants to re-examine its current policy, noting that Canadians are spending more time accessing high-quality content over the Internet and mobile devices.”
“The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission says interested parties may submit their comments by Dec. 5.”
Right now, if you want the truth about any issue, what are your options? In Canada, our only option is the internet. The US has the internet, talk radio, and sometimes FOX News. Look out though, because Obama said he would be doing better without FOX News.
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.”
Hosea 4:6
“Only the educated are free.”
Epictetus
That is just what I expected.
The shocker of the night was in our local riding, where the Conservatives won for the first time in ages. A female school teacher beat the incumbent male school teacher who held the riding for the past fifteen years. I am hopeful that she will do a better job in defending the unborn than he did.
I found it very encouraging that New Brunswick increased its Conservative seats. Woohoo! The voter turn-out in New Brunswick was only 60%. I am glad the liberals haven’t figured out that they need to put all their parties together, and then they would win.
When you look at the N.B. political map, it is nice to see all the Conservative blue. New Brunswick looks almost as good as Alberta, Saskatchewan, much of British Columbia, Nunavut, and a big chunk of Ontario.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/map/2008/#
I see the results as good news to Republican Americans who have been listening to negative polls and discouraging media. In yesterday’s Canadian election, the Conservatives did much better than the polls indicated and the media expected. YAY!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:02 AM in »
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I live in New Brunswick. In my local riding, the people generally vote according to tradition. Their parents voted Liberal. Their grandparents voted Liberal. Their great-grandparents voted Liberal. The good, Christian people do not recognize the fact that the Liberal Party simply does not reflect their traditional beliefs and values. Year after year, they continue to elect a Liberal Member of Parliament. If they do this on Tuesday, this is the guy they will be voting for to become Prime Minister.
http://www.youtube.com/v/mv-5biChVrA&hl=en&fs=1
Edited to add following election:
SHOCKER! My riding went Conservative for the first time in ages!! YAY!
Friday, October 10, 2008 10:46 AM in »
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I bet most of my readers didn’t know that on this coming Tuesday, we will be having a federal election in Canada! We will be electing the next Prime Minister and all our Members of Parliament.
As a Christian, I find the Canadian election to be a very discouraging and disheartening thing. We simply do not have a choice.
Canadian Political Parties
In Canada, there are four “leading” political parties. They are the Progressive Conservatives, Liberals, NDP (New Democratic Party), and Québéc is allowed to elect candidates from the separatist Parti Québécois to the Canadian Parliament.
It is truly a case of voting for the least evil party.
The Conservatives are now in power and under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, they have been basically forbidden to even mention the word abortion. He has no intention of opening the abortion debate, and although some of the Conservative Members of Parliament are pro-life, it is expected that the slaughter of the unborn will continue under a Harper government. For the most part, the Conservative party is socially liberal, although it could be considered less liberal then the other parties. It might be called fiscally conservative.
The Liberal party is small “l” liberal through and through. History has shown that almost every Liberal MP votes pro-abortion on life issues, and every Liberal party leader, since I remember, has been fully deserving of the pro-abortion title. (Never mind the fact that the present leader struggles with speaking English and has dual citizenship in France and Canada.)
The NDP has a completely pro-abortion, socialist platform.
The separatist Parti Québécois has candidates only in Québéc, and they, too, are radically pro-abortion.
In a few areas, people have the option of voting for the Christian Heritage Party.
How did we get to this point?
Apathy… Ignorance… Misunderstanding of true Christianity…
Our pulpits remain silent. For the most part, the churches are completely uninvolved in politics, even though the most basic Christian values have been taken away, and many more are at risk. In Canada, abortion is permitted from conception to partial birth, for any reason, paid for by tax money. This is because human beings that have not completely left their mothers’ wombs are not considered “persons” in Canadian law.
The Canadian media speaks in one, solidified, radical left, liberal, and often government-funded voice. Media bias is blatant and unapologetic. We cannot turn on Canadian television or radio and hear an alternative point of view. As a result, a great percentage of the most recent generations of people proclaim anti-life, anti-family, and anti-Christian values. There is also a general anti-American attitude. The few Canadians searching for the truth rely on the rare small “c” conservative blogs and pro-life websites.
The Canadian educational system has been firmly entrenched in liberalism and secular humanism for at least the past twenty-five years. Public schools have no freedom of religion, nor even freedom from religion, but rather have embraced the religion of humanist indoctrination. Our universities are cranking out liberal lawyers, and reporters, and teachers, etc., left and right left.
Huge numbers of recent immigrants do not have a Christian heritage.
How does a Canadian Christian vote?
In the Canadian electoral system, citizens are not permitted to vote directly for the Prime Minister. In each home riding, there are usually the three main parties represented, and we vote for the person we want to represent us as our local Member of Parliament. The party with the highest amount of Members gets its leader elected as Prime Minister.
In this system, it is possible to elect a pro-life MP and get a pro-abortion Prime Minister at the same time. The ideal would be to have a pro-life MP and a pro-life Prime Minister, but sadly, we haven’t seen a pro-life Prime Minister in my lifetime. In a country with a small population, there have been more than 2,792,355 unborn Canadians killed since the year I was born (1970) and the same number of women wounded by abortion.
In my area, based on the voting record of our local Liberal MP, and the hopeful pro-life position of the Conservative candidate, I feel my best option is to vote Conservative. My advice is to vote for a pro-life candidate who has a record or reputation for standing up for the unborn.
I take my right to vote very seriously. It wasn’t that many years ago that women, too, were considered “non-persons” and did not have the right to vote.
Why is the abortion issue so important?
A politician’s position on abortion is an excellent litmus test in determining his or her character and moral fiber. A person who has a strong belief in the sanctity and protection of human life from conception through natural death is more likely to care about the rights and needs of everyone. A person who believes that women can be exploited, coerced, deceived, and violated with the destruction of their unborn does not deserve your vote. If you think this is a gray issue, do some research on fetal development and post-abortion syndrome.
In Canada, life issues have been blatantly ignored, year after year, and hope is dismal that things will change anytime soon. Christian values continue to be eroded, and the people are changing. And it is not for the good.
Note on government funded health care system
We pay very high taxes to fund a health care system where you wouldn’t dare leave a family member in the hospital over night without another family member to watch out for them. If you need to go to the hospital, expect at least a three hour wait. If you need a heart operation, expect to wait months and months. And if you prefer alternative health care, forget it.
