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Any politician of any party who shows up laying wreaths at the cenotaphs on Nov. 11 this year should be remembered as the shameful hypocrites they truly are. May God Almighty Bless the souls of our War Dead.

Canada Unleashing The ‘Devil of Diversity’ For Remembrance Day


By Judi McLeod ——--October 29, 2023

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‘Just In Time’ for next week’s celebration of Remembrance Day 2023, Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau is replacing God Almighty with his personal preference for the ‘Devil of Diversity’.

Even as pictures of the war dead line the highways and byways in memory of all of those who paid for our freedom with their lives, in villages, towns and cities throughout Canada, tyrannical Trudeau dares to try to replace their indelible memory with the now legislated devil called “Diversity”.

A directive from on high in Ottawa is messaging chaplains who lead prayers for our War Dead that they will no longer be “allowed” to mention God’s Holy Name when addressing this year’s crowds at cenotaphs, Legion Halls and other gathering places across Canada

Any mention of the Creator is out; respect for “spiritual diversity” is in, according to a Canadian Government directive that urges chaplains to 'adopt a sensitive and inclusive approach' during ALL public addresses.

“New directives for military chaplains that tell them to be “respectful of … spiritual diversity” during public addresses, to employ “Gender Based Analysis” and replace religious symbols like crosses and stars of David with a generic chaplain’s crest could spell the death of the role in Canada’s Armed Forces, says one long-serving veteran of the chaplaincy. (National Post, Oct. 27 2023)

    “It’s a further trek down the road of trying to eliminate religion altogether in the military,” said Father Timothy Nelligan, who served over 35 years as a Canadian Armed Forces member, two decades of those as a Roman Catholic chaplain.
    “The director of chaplaincy services for the Royal Canadian Chaplaincy Service has also said it would mean that any mentions of God and religious language should be left out of any public ceremonies at Remembrance Day.

    “Because it came from the Chaplain General’s office, the thing that hurt me the most was to hear someone, supposedly a person of faith, supporting the removal,” said Nelligan, who served providing spiritual support for Canadian troops in Afghanistan. Now retired from the military, he is pastor at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ottawa and a priest of the Military Ordinariate of Canada.
    “The directive, issued earlier this month by Canada’s Office of the Chaplain General, urges Canada’s military chaplains to “adopt a sensitive and inclusive approach” during public addresses.”

How about “adopting a sensitive and inclusive approach during public addresses for all of those who believe in God?

As one of its cherished prime members, minority PM Justin Trudeau worships at the altar of the World Economic Forum (WEF), where central figure Yuval Noah Harari, Klaus Schwab’s lisping right hand man, says that “we are becoming gods” and that “the story of Jesus is Fake News”.

Cringeworthy Harari has also publicly stated that: “God is dead. It just takes awhile to get rid of the body.”

That’s inclusion and diversity style advocated by Schwab and his downright despicable ‘altar boys’ Harari and Trudeau, whose personal pronouns should be attached to the cry of “EEK!”


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    “The Department of National Defence said in a statement to National Post that the directives should be viewed as “expanding participation in the reflections of military chaplains,” as opposed to limiting them.” (National Post)

Sure.

    “We deeply value the work of military chaplains to support CAF members — and we’ll continue to build a diverse, inclusive military that attracts and retains talented people,” the statement read. “Our commitment to diversity, inclusion and the betterment of our chaplaincy program remains steadfast as we strive to create a more inclusive and respectful environment with the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces. (National Post)
    “The new directive bases much of its policy as a reaction to a 2015 Supreme Court of Canada decision concerning a Quebec city council’s habit of reciting prayers and crossing themselves before council meetings, which found that government could not “promote the participation of certain believers or non-believers in public life to the detriment of others.”
    “The directive also does away with the traditional military chaplain stoles, replacing individual symbols of faith with a generic chaplain’s crest.
    “Chaplains must consider the potential that some items or symbols may cause discomfort or traumatic feelings when choosing the dress they wear during public occasions,” the directive reads.
    "It also asks chaplains to cease requesting removal of hats and head coverings, as “reflections” are not considered religious ceremonies.
    “The new directive comes after last year’s report from the defence minister’s systemic racism and discrimination advisory panel that recommended Canada cease hiring chaplains from faiths with more traditional beliefs and recommended sweeping changes for the CAF chaplaincy program.

    "Religion, the report states, should be considered a “source of suffering and generational trauma” for some Canadians.
    “This is especially true for many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirited members of Canadian society,” the report read in its sixth recommendation, entitled “re-defining chaplaincy.”
    “Top in the report’s recommendations was avoiding hiring chaplains affiliated with “religious groups whose values are not aligned with those of the defence team.”
    "In response to a report last week in the Epoch Times that the new directive would ban chaplains from leading public prayers at Remembrance Day ceremonies next month, Defence Minister Bill Blair denied the accusation.
    “Canadian Forces chaplains are not — and will not be — banned from prayer on Remembrance Day, nor at any other time,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter. “The Chaplain General’s directive seeks to ensure that public addresses reflect the spiritual and religious diversity of Canadians.”
    “During Tuesday’s House Veterans Affairs Committee meeting, committee vice-chair Blake Richards tabled a motion calling for an investigation into what the Conservative party described as a “gag order” for chaplains.
    “As a result of the directive I referenced in the motion, (chaplains) won’t be able to pray for the fallen or pray for those who’ve served this country at public ceremonies such as Remembrance Day,” Richards said.


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    “It may restrict our ability to hear the words to In Flanders Fields because it references crosses. It may restrict our ability to sing the national anthem, because it references God. It may restrict our ability to have hymns such as Amazing Grace, which are often sung at remembrance services.”
    “A statement from the Royal Canadian Legion said prayer will remain an important part of Remembrance Day ceremonies, including this year’s observances at the National War Memorial.
    “While military chaplains are required to modify their language, that decision does not eliminate the inclusion of prayer to God or a higher power by other spiritual representatives at Legion ceremonies,” read the statement.”

PM Justin Trudeau skipped last year’s national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa to attend a summit in Cambodia involving countries from across Southeast Asia.

    “Trudeau was also absent for the national Remembrance Day ceremony in 2018 because he was attending an international gathering of world leaders in France marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.” (CTV, Nov. 9, 2022)

Meanwhile, politicians long ago replaced Remembrance Day with photo-ops depicting them laying wreaths at cenotaphs.

Any politician of any party who shows up laying wreaths at the cenotaphs on Nov. 11 this year should be remembered as the shameful hypocrites they truly are.

May God Almighty Bless the souls of our War Dead.

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Judi McLeod—— -- Judi McLeod, Founder, Owner and Editor of Canada Free Press, is an award-winning journalist with more than 30 years’ experience in the print and online media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared throughout the ‘Net, including on Rush Limbaugh and Fox News.

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