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Evangelical Fellowship of Canada —
(EFC), 2000-02
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) complains that the Toronto School Board's proposed ban on homophobic behaviour would mean "that any expression of dissenting opinions such as those shared by traditional religious beliefs would be discriminated against."
The EFC also reports that it and the Ontario Multi-Faith Coalition for Equality in Education are using the Ontario government's funding of Roman Catholic schools to justify demands for similar public funding for other religious schools.
Concerning the the Canadian tariff on blank audio recording media, the EFC reports that it "was able to establish a zero-rating agreement that makes churches and religious organizations purchasing tapes from certified manufacturers and importers exempt from the levy..."
Webmaster's comment:
In the name of religious freedom, these Christians want the right to express their bigotry more than just verbally:
They want the "right" to discriminate against gays, in their business affairs for example.
At the same time, they obtain special privileges from governments, and seek to extend those privileges.
Obviously, the public funding of Catholic schools was a major mistake and opens the door to further violations of the principle of church/state separation.
PBS (Public Broadcasting System) —
USA, 2000-02-16
On the PBS television program FRONTLINE, we learn that a bible is given to every inmate of the Alabama (USA) prison
where Steven Mullins is incarcerated for the homophobic murder of Billy Jack Gaither. Mullins reports that reading
his bible has confirmed his belief that homosexuality is a sin, that his victim Gaither is in hell because he was gay,
but that Mullins himself has been forgiven.
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