The following letter was published in the Hamilton Spectator newspaper on Wednesday.
So the Supreme Court of Canada thinks the recitation of a prayer prior to city council meetings somehow infringes on freedom of conscience and religion. One is tempted to remark dryly that the court’s ruling itself infringes on same, but it might be more fruitful to note that this is entirely consistent with the anti-religious – and, especially, anti-Christian – agenda the court has been espousing for decades now.
From mandating unfettered abortion to giving its blessings to sex clubs to allowing for assisted suicide and more, the court has joined with a number of unprincipled politicians in progressively dismantling the foundations that made this country great.
It is no coincidence that, in an increasingly godless culture and contemporaneous with the court’s decision, five people were shot in an incident in Toronto (seemingly a more and more common occurrence these days) while the Blue Jays baseball team introduced metal detectors at its gates because society has changed – or, as the Supreme Court of Canada put it in the words of its ruling, “evolved.”
A glance at the Constitution of Canada will show that document enshrines the right to life as a cardinal principle while recognizing that this country was founded on principles that recognize the supremacy of God. That doesn’t seem to matter to the judges who believe we have progressed beyond such trifles, however.
One can surmise that the seats on the Supreme Court are occupied by learned judges, fools or ideologues. I suggest the last option.
Tony Gosgnach
Hamilton, ON
