Tuesday, March 30, 2004
God morning everyone!! I woke up damn hot today because the more I think about John Kerry winning the election the more I want to make sure he doesnt. Though I am Canadian and cant vote, I can at least try and get the word out there and perhaps influence someone who can. So, as I have mentioned before, if you know an American sitting on the fence, give em a little nudge to the right.
Politics weigh heavy on my mind today, but first things first. The Oilers have a huge game tonight against the Blues in St. Louis. I cannot overstress the importance here as a win for the Oilers opens up a good gap between the two teams as the season winds down. Both teams are fairly hot right now, but I think the Oilers want that last playoff spot so much more. The additions of Nedved and Ulanov were major coups for Kevin Lowe, so kudos are in order when the boys get into the dance. Expect to see Osgood vs Conklin tonight, should be a real good match up. If the Oilers can contain the Blues offensive weapons and get a lot of shots at Osgood, they should be able to pull this one out. I havent seen them lose many one on one battles at either end of the rink in recent weeks, so lets all keep our fingers crossed.
On to bigger things, Canada first. Bill C-250 passed yesterday and just may signal a disturbing trend in Canada for religion and politics. The bill, dubbed the Svend Bill (Svend Robinson introduced it as a private members bill) basically adds homosexuals to the list of those protected against hate crimes/hate speech etc. I have absolutely no problem with that. However, where I am concerned is in the provision in the bill that effectively makes it a crime to speak out against homosexuals in a public place.
Now I am sure you are all thinking of people on streetcorners decrying the evils of homosexuality, right? As you should, but have you considered the fact that a church is a public place? If some evangelical preacher decides to give a sermon on homosexuality, there is nothing from stopping a gay rights group from taking this man or woman to court. This to me is just plain wrong and an excellent example of politcal correctness run amok. To me, it essentially punishes someone for having an opinion that goes against that of a minority group.
I doubt this will happen today or tomorrow, but sometime in the not too distant future I think a gay/lesbian rights group will try and use this law to their advantage.
On a semi-related note, it seems John Kerry used a bit of scripture to denounce W. while speaking to a church group recently. This slays me, first Kerry has tried to attack W on his record as a war time president while offering no alternatives. Then he uses the Bible to go after one of the most Christian presidents in recent history. Does he have no shame? I know Kerry is or at least professes to be Catholic, but it seems to me that he is using his religion to his politcal advantage without actually following his own personal religious doctrine. Sort of like getting the milk without buying the cow.
I have many things to get to today as I was just accepted into the University of North Dakota School of Law, I will post again a little later after I have my errands done.
I'm out
Politics weigh heavy on my mind today, but first things first. The Oilers have a huge game tonight against the Blues in St. Louis. I cannot overstress the importance here as a win for the Oilers opens up a good gap between the two teams as the season winds down. Both teams are fairly hot right now, but I think the Oilers want that last playoff spot so much more. The additions of Nedved and Ulanov were major coups for Kevin Lowe, so kudos are in order when the boys get into the dance. Expect to see Osgood vs Conklin tonight, should be a real good match up. If the Oilers can contain the Blues offensive weapons and get a lot of shots at Osgood, they should be able to pull this one out. I havent seen them lose many one on one battles at either end of the rink in recent weeks, so lets all keep our fingers crossed.
On to bigger things, Canada first. Bill C-250 passed yesterday and just may signal a disturbing trend in Canada for religion and politics. The bill, dubbed the Svend Bill (Svend Robinson introduced it as a private members bill) basically adds homosexuals to the list of those protected against hate crimes/hate speech etc. I have absolutely no problem with that. However, where I am concerned is in the provision in the bill that effectively makes it a crime to speak out against homosexuals in a public place.
Now I am sure you are all thinking of people on streetcorners decrying the evils of homosexuality, right? As you should, but have you considered the fact that a church is a public place? If some evangelical preacher decides to give a sermon on homosexuality, there is nothing from stopping a gay rights group from taking this man or woman to court. This to me is just plain wrong and an excellent example of politcal correctness run amok. To me, it essentially punishes someone for having an opinion that goes against that of a minority group.
I doubt this will happen today or tomorrow, but sometime in the not too distant future I think a gay/lesbian rights group will try and use this law to their advantage.
On a semi-related note, it seems John Kerry used a bit of scripture to denounce W. while speaking to a church group recently. This slays me, first Kerry has tried to attack W on his record as a war time president while offering no alternatives. Then he uses the Bible to go after one of the most Christian presidents in recent history. Does he have no shame? I know Kerry is or at least professes to be Catholic, but it seems to me that he is using his religion to his politcal advantage without actually following his own personal religious doctrine. Sort of like getting the milk without buying the cow.
I have many things to get to today as I was just accepted into the University of North Dakota School of Law, I will post again a little later after I have my errands done.
I'm out
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