Look What Gay Marriage Did To The Freedom Of Speech In Canada

Chicks on the Right

. . . "In an excellent piece in Aleteia, Dawn Stefanowicz, a woman who lives in Canada and was raised by gay parents, pens a warning to the United States: We don’t want to embrace gay marriage, and Canada is proof.
"Canada federally mandated gay marriage about 10 years ago in 2005. Since then, their freedoms have eroded. 

Over and over, we are told, “permitting same-sex couples access to the designation of marriage will not deprive anyone of any rights.” That is a lie.

"It slowly creeps up, and before you know it, you can’t speak about the traditional family of a man, woman and children without authorities considering it “hate speech.” In fact, you couldn’t even have this kind of debate in Canada, because everyone would start shouting, “OMG you’re so homophobic and bigoted!” (Sound familiar?) But it doesn’t end there.

Because of legal restrictions on speech, if you say or write anything considered “homophobic” (including, by definition, anything questioning same-sex marriage), you could face discipline, termination of employment, or prosecution by the government.

"Awesome.

"Next" . . .
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I haven't heard anything along those lines yet. However, Christian venues refusing to host gay weddings/receptions have been hauled before the HRC, and Christian clergy who have publicly spoken out against gay marriage have been prosecuted for "hate" speech. There are many examples of this in the articles I linked to above.
I can't stress enough how undemocratic these odious HRCs are. Like SLAPP lawsuits, the goal is to financially bankrupt the defendant into submission. Ezra Levant (a Canadian free speech hero!) has said that the process is the punishment when it comes to Human Rights Commissions.) While some may rejoice because the target today is Christians, I firmly believe it won't be long before less peaceful and tolerant religions start to use these tactics against LGBT groups. Intolerant gay rights activists would be wise to recall Martin Niemoller's famous quotation: "First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out--because I was not a Socialist..."
It does make me wonder how long it will be before North American churches are forced to perform gay marriages or lose their charitable status, or face prosecution, or go before a kangaroo court like the ones here in Canada.
We are living in interesting times...