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" . . .
One of numerous comments in this post:

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...

Liberal Silliness, But a Danger to our Nation Nonetheless

Crazy Speech Codes are all the Rage at the University of California

 . . . "Administrators want members of campus to avoid the use of racist and sexist statements, though their notions about what kinds of statements qualify are completely bonkers. “America is a melting pot,” “Why are you so quiet?” and “I believe the most qualified person should get the job,” are all phrases that should raise red flags, according to the UC speech police. ' " . . .  The LA Times even thought it "over the top"

 Democrat Wants To Sue Global Warming Skeptics   "The lefties have been trying their best to make people believe in man-made global warming, but people just aren’t buying it. Despite a media blitz, celebrity endorsements, and public shaming, most people in this country don’t see it as an issue or flat-out don’t believe it. The biggest problems are that global warming doomsayers’ science is not credible and their motivations are suspect. A democrat from Rhode Island may have found the perfect liberal solution: sue the skeptics into compliance."  Wasn't a flat earth once "settled science"?  

 Walmart Refuses To Bake Cake With Confederate Flag Image, No Problem Making One With ISIS Flag

Flashback Hillary 2002: “Should New York Recognize Same-Sex Marriage?” “No” . . .
That was then...

This is now:
Today? If the price is right, you buy my schlocky merchandise, I’ll say I support you.

 

"Mary Dewan: when a Rep[ublican] changes their mind it is called flip-flopping, when the pres[ident] and Hillary change their minds it is called evolving. Go figure".  From The Comical Conservative

Pennsylvania newspaper won't accept anti-gay marriage editorials anymore
 . . . "Salvador Dalí couldn't paint a more surreal picture of America in the last 48 hours."

Liberals Celebrate ‘Gay Equality’ While ISIS Throws 4 Gays From Rooftops

 Student Recruited for Harvard Women’s Swim Team Changes Gender

Obama Unlikely To Heed Ex-Aides' Condemnation Of Iran Deal. Nor Will Obama Heed Israel's.

 

US rebuffs Israel’s last-ditch bid for nuclear constraints in Iran accord
. . . "This briefing was greeted in Jerusalem with shock and alarm. Very few of the conditions for a deal stipulated by the US upon embarking on the negotiations had survived: Iran would continue to enrich uranium, be allowed to bar international inspections of military facilities suspected of hosting nuclear research activity (where were Obama's "intrusive inspections?) and - Israeli officials heard this for the first time - the Iranian UCF facility at Isfahan would be expanded. This plant is engaged in the conversion of “yellow cake” to enriched nuclear material.

"They also discovered that President Obama, who had originally promised the deal would provide for “snapping sanctions back” in the event of violations, had assured Tehran that once sanctions were lifted, they would not be re-imposed.

"Netanyahu asked Brennan for time to digest the full extent of the Obama administration’s retreat in the face of Iran’s nuclear aspirations. He then asked for his national security adviser to be given a chance to propose changes that would allay some of Israel’s concerns." . . .

 

 "The president is unlikely to listen to his former advisors. The glory of a deal, and the roar of the crowd, is more compelling to him than accepting cold reality."

Investors  "Nuclear Deal: Top former Obama national security aides have joined with prominent figures from both parties to warn against the emerging Iran nuclear pact. Reality is closing in on the president.

"For Barack Obama, Thursday's bipartisan public statement from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, signed by 19 figures including U.S. diplomats, Congress members, ex-White House branch policymakers, and scholars, is devastating.

"The statement's star is Gen. David Petraeus, the architect of George W. Bush's against-the-odds Iraq surge in 2007 and former Obama CIA chief whom the White House no doubt thought would have contritely faded into the sunset by now in the wake of a sex scandal.
Others who signed include:" . .  .Read More At Investor's Business Daily

 

Now That Gays Can Marry Politico Wants Legal Polygamy

Brian Anderson 

 

"One of the arguments opponents of gay marriage have made was that allowing same-sex couples to wed would be a slippery slope. The Supreme Court greased up that slope today by ruling in favor of gay marriage. The ink isn’t even dry on the erroneous decision and already liberals are calling for polygamy to be legalized. Once we start sliding, it’s impossible to stop.

"Politico posted a disturbing piece today called bluntly: It’s Time to Legalize Polygamy

"There’s no ambiguity here, the author really believes that multiple partner marriage should be decriminalized:

Now that we’ve defined that love and devotion and family isn’t driven by gender alone, why should it be limited to just two individuals? The most natural advance next for marriage lies in legalized polygamy…

 Coalition Of African-American Pastors Threatens Civil Disobedience Over Gay Marriage Ruling
" That awkward moment when liberals can’t figure out which side to support." . . .

Liberals’ Racist Attacks Against Bobby Jindal Intensifies

Downtrend   "Liberals have launched a hateful, racist attack against Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal because he’s not acting “Indian” enough.

"With the trending hashtag “#BobbyJindalIsSoWhite,” these liberals – who scream racism at every turn, have turned their own racist attacks against the latest presidential candidate.

"The racist attacks in the press against Jindal have been coming for a while now. Recently, The Washington Post tweeted: “There’s not much Indian left in Bobby Jindal,” the liberal New Republic are claiming Jindal and Dinesh D’Souza are “erasing their ethnic identities” by not being shrill liberals.'  . . .
This is what the "tolerant" left produces:

Killed 'Shawshank' escapee was caught by a COUGH: Murderer heard by cops as he cleared his throat in the bushes

 

Daily Mail   "'Shawshank' escapee Richard Matt was captured and gunned down by cops after three weeks on the run because he coughed while his partner managed to give authorities the slip.

"The convicted murderer, who escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, upstate New York, was shot dead by border protection guards on Friday after they heard the criminal clear his throat in bushes next to a cabin they were searching.

"The officers thought it was animal noises at first, but after scouring the hut in Malone, just south of the Canadian border, they came face-to-face with the 49-year-old convict.

Matt, armed with a stolen 20-gauge shotgun, refused to put his hands up when ordered by police, so they opened fire and killed him at the scene.

"His escape accomplice David Sweat is still on the loose, and authorities have set up what they claim is their strongest perimeter of the search in dense woodland 47 miles from the prison, but admit they still haven't seen him.

 

"Helicopters, sniffer dogs and a search team of hundreds from a variety of law enforcement agencies are covering the area, and believe they have the killer 'contained'."

The lady friend now called "Shawskank"

 

Important update from PennLive: Sorry that we made ourselves victims, or something

pennlive.com

Hot Air  . . . " It was quite clear to anyone who reads English that “people of conscience and goodwill who disagree with Friday’s high court ruling” were not only not going to be considered for columns or letters entries, but that Micek and PennLive considered them on par with — I quote again — “racist, sexist, or anti-Semitic” people. These were the exact same people Micek was smearing less than 24 hours earlier, but suddenly they’re worthy of engagement. I wonder why.

So … where was the apology? It comes at the end, via Washington DC and every other politician who’s ever had to grudgingly retreat from their own stupidity:

But for those of you who were offended by what was intended as a very genuine attempt at fostering a civil discussion, I apologize.

Ah yes, the standard “sorry if you were offended by my brilliance” non-apology. How exactly is telling people to shut up “fostering a civil discussion”? How does offering a blanket smear of all critics of Obergefell as bigots “a very genuine attempt” at any kind of discussion? For that matter, how did Micek envision a “discussion” coming from his all-out ban on any opposing view in his newspaper? At the end of all this, Micek then offers an apology — not for his actions, not for all of his mean-spirited and sanctimonious posing, but because we turned out to be not quite as stupid as Micek believed we were.

The battlefields of the Civil War then and now: Pictures reveal how settings of the bloodiest conflicts in U.S. history look 150 years on

Daily Mail  "Just over 150 years ago, they hosted some of the deadliest battles and most gruesome episodes of conflict in U.S. history.

"Thousands of Confederate and Union soldiers perished in these places, and more the century after the bloodshed, the memories of the Civil War still remain. 

"Pictures released by the national archive show corpses lying in front of churches, soldiers being hung and troops preparing for battle across the country.

"They have been compared with images taken at the same spot today, and many locations have stayed the same."   Read more:

Guess What Else The Scotus Approved No One's Talking About?

Joshuapundit

 

"In another 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled today on Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project that you can be held liable for housing discrimination whether or not you or anyone in your organization actually intended to discriminate.

"Mere thought crimes - or as Justice Kennedy put it, “unconscious prejudice” or “stereotyping” is enough to get you used in hiring, renting property or numerous other activities if your decision can be found to have 'disparate impact' on the favored protected groups.

"This nonsense has long been a part of employment law, especially in fascist progressive states like California. Even asking someone about their criminal record, work history or credit can be seen as 'discriminatory' in the once Golden State, even if this might have a direct bearing on their suitability for a prospective position. Even references are a thing of the past as most employers will only confirm the person once worked there and will not disclose anything else, even if they were discharged for cause.

"This is one reason many employer no longer hire employees per se, but independent contractors as needed.

 "This decision was deliberately left quite broad, and it's a wet dream for race pimps or 'community organizers,' not to mention predatory lawyers and the Obama Justice Department.






"Now this nonsense is going to be extended to the renting of property, extending credit and even local decisions on where to build housing. It can also be used to force property owners to rent to Section 8 tenants whether they want to or not. And again, things like credit, prior rental history or a prior criminal record don't matter provided the prospective tenant is part of one of those 'protected groups.' Somebody who's a registered sex offender wants to rent in your building, even though you have families with young children living there? Provided this person belongs to certain groups, you can be sued for  your decision to rent to them or not for any reason based on 'disparate impact.'

"In the actual case the SCOTUS ruled on, there's another wonderfully Kafka-esque twist. It involves a decision by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs on the location of low-income housing, and as the dissenting opinion points out, no matter where they decide to locate it, they can be sued on the grounds of 'disparate impact' by one group or another.

"This also plays in nicely with the new Obama diktat on forced neighborhood diversity.

"And you thought we lived in a free country?

The Gruber-Roberts/POTUS court decides

Beheading America   . . . "Rather than seek to uphold the Constitution and ensure that our unalienable Rights are protected, Justice John Roberts is more concerned with upholding the Government and ensure this Adminstration’s power over We the People."

The Supreme Court and the Self Expanding Powers of the Unelected  "The importance of Congress seems to be constantly diminished by the self expanding powers of other segments of our government. Interesting that these parts of our government that are garnering more power are loaded with the unelected. Appointed czars create regulations that behave as law, the Federal Reserve now is the micro manager of the stock market, and the Supreme Court which has spread its wings to now rewrite clear legislative language that existed during deliberation and voting. It seems that their approval of the legislation’s intent determines the effort to save the legislation. Lost are the limits of their power and the charge of their position." . . .Read more

 Triumph of the leftist will  "The Supreme Court issued its decision in King v Burwell yesterday. The Supreme Court has posted its opinions in the case here.
"At issue in King was the legality of the IRS’s provision of tax credits in Obamacare exchanges established by the federal government." . . .

This is indeed the Obama court: SCOTUS declares 14th Amendment requires same sex marriage in 5-4 decision . . . " If history is any guide, the winners of the case will not be gracious in victory, but will push for sweeping changes. Religious institutions that adhere to the traditional definition can expect to have their tax exempt status challenged, for starters. Government contracts, student loans,everything will be challenged." . . .

http://terrellaftermath.com/

 You do understand the allusion to 451 degrees don't you?

Roberts Rules of Disorder

 

. . ."This is a sad day for any Americans who still looked to the Supreme Court as a possible counterbalance to the wild excesses of the Executive branch of government. That ship has clearly sailed and, with the mournful strains of "Nearer My God To Thee" echoing in the darkness, sunk from sight."

Those evil symbols

 . . . "Yes, Roof does pose with the Confederate flag, among other symbols of racism, on his Web site . But does anyone imagine that if the South Carolina flag had been relegated to a museum, the massacre would not have occurred?" . . .

 Charles Krauthammer:   On lowering the flag

 

 . . . "The Confederate flags would ultimately have come down. That is a good thing. They are now coming down in a rush. The haste may turn out to be problematic.

"We will probably overshoot, as we are wont to do, in the stampede to eliminate every relic of the Confederacy. Not every statue has to be smashed, not every memory banished. Perhaps we can learn a lesson from Arlington National Cemetery, founded by the victorious Union to bury its dead. There you will find Section 16. It contains the remains of hundreds of Confederate soldiers grouped around a modest, moving monument to their devotion to “duty as they understood it” — a gesture by the Union of soldierly respect, without any concession regarding the taintedness of their cause.

"Or shall we uproot them as well?"

When Erasing Symbols of Slavery, Don't Forget the Democrat-- Party . . . " Filled with the ire of slavery and ever more anti-authoritarian, perhaps they will one day forever leave the Democratic Party and join with other conservatives to reestablish the promise of a free America, for everyone.

Mark Steyn: The Confederate flag is a Democratic problem  . . .  “ 'The Democrat-- party has never come to terms with the evil of its past,” said Steyn." . . .

The Courage to be on the Wrong Side of History

 

Lea Singh  "Any time now, the Supreme Court of the United States will likely announce a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. This, even though majorities of Americans, everywhere across the nation, voted against it.

"The liberal advocates will seem to have won at last, just as they always planned - through the courts, bypassing the will of the people.

"There is no question that this ruling will be a serious low point for conservatives in America. There could hardly be a bigger morale-buster.

"This ruling will also mark the start of a new era in America. It is no secret what will come next. We have other countries for that - such as Canada, as I have written about before." . . .
. . .
"As Ryan Shinkel writes in Public Discourse:

The phrase “the wrong side of history” ...amounts, in effect, to the threat that “people won’t like you.” If you think same-sex marriage is an oxymoron and no-fault divorce should be reformed, then no New York cocktail parties for you.

Yet there is a deeper threat as well: not only will people not like you, but you will be socially excluded from prestigious jobs, awards, societies, or—like Brendan Eich—perhaps even the very company you helped create. This “arc of history” narrative is used to legitimize the vigilante justice wielded against the bigoted foes of progress. Because the future will inevitably turn toward “equality,” we are told, millennials who stand in the way have no future. They will be history. The majority of the Republican Party can be excused—they are from an older generation. But when you grow up in a time of progress, the revolution will not be merciful. 

This is a real fear among my likeminded friends, and it is demoralizing.

"The intuition of Shinkel's generation is correct: the price of nonconformity is real." . . .