-Caveat Lector- Excerpt: "The Human Rights Commission (judged) that the Bible is in violation of the code - that's basically what it boiled down to," Owens said. [Note: The day is coming, and not far off, when beliefs that are contrary to political correct thinking will be illegal. The forerunner of this sorry state of course is "hate crime", where there are penalty enhancements for a crime committed because of the perpetrator's beliefs. It is already wrong to kill or harm another person, but to enhance the penalty because of the criminal's thoughts and beliefs does two things, it elevates certain segments of society above others making them and their lives more valuable, and it punishes politically incorrect beliefs. This is of course only the first step in achieving the goal of making incorrect thought itself illegal. When will your belief in the Bible, your religious convictions, your patriotism over globalism, and so on be illegal? It will be sooner rather than later. - Tony] September 7, 2001 Is the Bible 'Hate Speech'? By Dave Clark, correspondent http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/A0017554.HTML An advertisement recently appeared in a Canadian newspaper citing Bible references as basis for opposing homosexuality. Now, the man who paid for the ad is being charged with insulting homosexuals and "exposing them to hatred." Hugh Owens' troubles began as they ended - with a local newspaper. "I came across an advertisement celebrating Gay Pride Week," Owens said. Determined that such "celebrations of sin" demanded a response, Owens took out his own ad referencing four scriptural admonitions against unnatural sex. Next to those Bible references was an equal sign, and an image of two men holding hands, with the internationally recognized circle-with-a-slash sign superimposed over it. "Basically, the message was, 'These four Bible passages equal 'no' to homosexuality,' " Owens said. But a group of homosexual leaders lodged a complaint against Owens and his ad with Saskatchewan's Human Rights Commission. Activist Gens Hellquist said the forum found the ad was illegal - "that it violated my human rights, exposed me as a gay male to ridicule and hatred." For their "pain and suffering," Hellquist and two other plaintiffs have been awarded $1,500 each from Owens' pocketbook. "The Human Rights Commission (judged) that the Bible is in violation of the code - that's basically what it boiled down to," Owens said. The Rev. Paul Donlevy, with the Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, said he was very disappointed. He added that Canadian Christians are now on notice. "I think it sets a terrible precedent," Donlevy said. "I'm concerned, too. Does that mean you can't quote Scripture when you're talking about morality?" Meanwhile, Owens is still outraged at the ruling. "Sharing that message (that the Bible opposes homosexuality) can't be viewed as an act of hate. It's ludicrous. 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