MCLEODS, New Brunswick, March 25, 2024 – There’s a bill currently working its way through the Canadian parliament that will likely one day become law. Among other things, the bill proposes repealing (that is, removing) legal protections for people to speak their mind based on their beliefs. Canadians are currently legally protected to speak their mind, including about Jesus and God. If the proposed law comes into effect, we’ll still be able to speak our mind, but only if it aligns with government-approved sentiments around, for instance, the alphabet rainbow contingent or DEI dogma.

The new law being proposed is a blasphemy law. It aims to silence any opposition to the turbo-charged woke religion that now permeates every aspect of public and private life in Canada.  As with other blasphemy laws, the punishment is harsh (up to life imprisonment) and wildly disproportionate to the perceived “crime” of spoken or written words. It is also sorely out of place in a country whose very anthem describes that nation as “strong and free”. Surely a strong and free nation is full of strong and free people, and strong and free people wouldn’t be bothered by mere words!

I grew up chanting “sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me”. I grew up both hearing and declaring: “It’s a free country; I can say what I want!” One of my grandmother’s favourite quips was: “If you don’t like what I’m saying, don’t listen to it”. It was inconceivable to me, as a born and bred Canadian, to be told I wasn’t allowed to say something for whatever reason. My freedom to express my beliefs was writ in stone, or so I believed. Then blasphemy laws rebranded as “hate” laws were introduced in Canada several years ago, though without gaining much traction. Bill 367 is the 2.0 version of those laws on steroids.

I have no idea what will happen to this blog when the bill passes. I also have no idea what will happen to me because I have no intention of not speaking God’s Truth, however “hateful” it may be mislabeled by the woke faithful. I’ve already been banished to digital Siberia on several platforms through shadow-banning and outright banning; I’m guessing my blog will be unavailable in Canada when the law comes into effect or it may be removed from WordPress altogether. I’ll deal with whatever comes as it comes, and with God’s guidance.

Jesus tells us to watch, not to fear. He says that when we’re unwelcome in one place, we’re to shake the dust of that place from our feet and go somewhere else. There are always workarounds that don’t involve compromise. We must never compromise God’s Word, no matter what the cost. Canada is quickly going dark in the worst possible way, which should not be surprising, considering that the majority of Canadians and “newcomers” have turned from God and are living the rewards of that choice.

Jesus was accused of blasphemy when he stood up in the synagogue in Nazareth and revealed himself to be the Messiah. The punishment for blasphemy was death by stoning, but Jesus simply walked through the midst of the enraged crowd and went on his way. God protects his children, yet we shouldn’t take his protection for granted or as license to do as we please. We need to deal with issues as God gives us guidance, all while holding tightly onto his hand. Then we get his protection.

I am watching the progression of the blasphemy bill through the Canadian houses of parliament and will act accordingly when this abomination is passed into law. Until then, I’ll air my opinions and beliefs in Canada as freely as I always have, including on this blog. And if anyone is offended by my calling a spade a spade or a sin a sin, my straight-shooting saint of a grandmother has a remedy for that: “If you don’t like what you’re reading, don’t read it.”