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THE INTIMIDATION TACTICS OF HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVISTS
Bordering
on totalitarianism, the ways in which homosexual activists
use deceit and intimidation, to achieve their objectives is
shocking. Recent examples of these methods are as follows:
1.
Homosexual Totalitarianism in the University
Early
in 2001, two McGill University Professors, Margaret Somerville
and Katherine Young, each filed affidavits as expert witnesses
on the federal government's side in defence of traditional
marriage in the legal challenge brought before the Ontario
Divisional Court. These two professors were almost immediately
subjected to a protest campaign, bordering on harassment,
initiated by Project Interaction, which was the Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual and Two-Spirit Initiative of the McGill School of
Social Work. Other gay-rights groups also targeted the two
professors with an e-mail campaign, a petition, held guerrilla-style
teach-ins in the student services building, and challenged
them to public debate. Meanwhile, groups of students (accompanied
by a CTV television crew) occupied their classes.
This
campaign was initiated in part by Professors Shari Brotman
and Bill Ryan, of the McGill School of Social Work. As Professor
Ryan told the CAUT Bulletin (the Canadian Association
of University Teachers' newspaper): "The actions expanded
into a national mailing campaign, accompanied by several political
actions, in order to make the academic community aware that
our university was being used to sustain discriminatory laws."
Professor Brotman brazenly told The Montreal Gazette:
"We would like it if there were no possible expert witnesses
to testify for the government against same-sex marriage, period."
The professors
under attack received hundreds of letters by e-mail and regular
mail, most of them copied from a form letter distributed by
Project Interaction. Almost all demanded that Somerville and
Young withdraw as expert witnesses. Many letters called them
"homophobes" or "gay-haters."
The irony
is that while they were harassing Professors Somerville and
Young, the homosexual applicants in the case were busy recruiting
witnesses to support the same-sex marriage court challenge.
Also,
it is apparent that Professors Young and Somerville were not
the only witnesses threatened. Lawyers from the Department
of Justice who were seeking expert witnesses on the ethical
problems raised by same-sex marriage, reported that other
academics they approached either refused or postponed making
a decision, because they believed that acting as witnesses
would be detrimental to their academic careers and reputations.
The actions
of the homosexual same-sex marriage activists are a clear
threat to freedom of religion and opinion, as well as to academic
freedom in Canada. This kind of behaviour is a disgrace and
should not be tolerated in a democratic country.
The two
professors under attack, to their credit, made this attack
on them public in an op-ed piece published (surprisingly)
in The Globe and Mail on July 31, 2002.
2.
Homosexual Totalitarianism in the Canadian Senate
In January
2001, Senator Anne Cools introduced a Private Members Bill
S-9 in the Senate in support of traditional marriage as a
union between a man and a woman only. Debate on second reading
began in June 2001. (See Reality, Sept./Oct. 2001,
"Marriage Bill Well Received in the Senate", p.11,)
In the
fall of 2001, Mr. Chrétien appointed the homosexual
activist and former CBC announcer, Laurier LaPierre, to the
Senate. Mr. LaPierre lost no time in promoting the homosexual
cause in the Senate.
In an
immoderate speech on March 6, 2002, intended to ridicule and
taunt Senator Anne Cools and Bill S-9, Senator LaPierre attacked
the Catholic Church and other religions, alleging that, in
the past, they were obsessed with anti-Semitism, which, he
contended, is similar to their current attacks on homosexuality.
Further, although he is supposedly an historian, Mr. LaPierre
also grossly misrepresented historical fact in his attempt
to undermine Senator Cools' Bill.
Senator
LaPierre (who has been previously married, and is the father
of two adult sons) began his speech by stating he did not
wish, personally, to marry his current same-sex partner, but,
nonetheless, he believed limiting marriage to opposite-sex
partners was discriminatory. He stated:
The
Church went along with it [opposite-sex marriage only],
no doubt because men of the cloth have always feared the
power of women, particularly in sexual matters. Marriage
made a woman the property of her husband, thus controlling
her to the largest possible degree. They forced her to hide
her femininity under yards of cloth and contrived with the
men of her family to keep her ignorant and chained to the
stove - a state that has been the fate of women in every
conceivable church and religion we believe in and which
have all been established by men wearing skirts. The Taliban,
who also wears skirts, were only following tradition. …
…
To achieve the subjugation of women, it was necessary for
the promulgators of marriage to launch a campaign of discrimination
against homosexuality - a campaign that coincided, oddly
enough, with what became the compelling obsession of most
religions: anti-Semitism.
Senator
Cools spoke a few days later in the Senate during the debate
on her Bill S-9. While doing so, Senator LaPierre tried to
intimidate and silence her by shouting when she spoke, "Sit
down, sit down." And when Senator Cools referred to the
decision in October 2001 of Mr. Justice Ian Pitfield of the
Supreme Court of BC, who upheld marriage as being between
members of the opposite sex only, Senator LaPierre shouted
out, "He's wrong, he's wrong."
The following
day, March 14, 2002, Senator Cools, on a Point of Privilege,
strongly objected to Senator LaPierre's behaviour in the Senate.
She stated (Senate Debates, p. 2425):
Honourable
senators, I am saddened by certain events that have occurred
recently in this chamber. It is most unfortunate that the
level of debate has degenerated into immature outbursts
that contribute nothing to the subject, a subject that is
probably the most important one to my mind that has been
placed before us, the subject, the meaning of and the law
of marriage. Marriage, as we know, is fundamental to the
social fabric of our community.
…
I have been troubled that the Senate seems to have been
overtaken by self-indulgent, egocentric rants and outbursts
which seem to have replaced sound and reasoned argument,
as juvenile histrionics, puerile theatrics and other antics
seem to have overtaken logic, rational formulation and reasonableness.
Such activity, I would submit, does a disservice to the
debate, to the Senate, to senators, to homosexual persons,
to all just persons and to all Canadians. It is not becoming.
It is not worthy. It is also unparliamentary.
…
Senator LaPierre's unfortunate outbursts against Mr. Justice
Pitfield included in his indecorous behaviour and haranguing
directed at me; the two together are a violation of the
privileges of this great chamber.
…
Mr. Pitfield deserves formal apology for being dishonoured
here in the Senate chamber yesterday. It is my intention
to propose one as part of this speech today.
In response,
Senator La Pierre stated (p.2430. Senate Debates):
…
I do not intend to apologize to God or to anyone else for
that matter …
3.
Homosexual Totalitarianism in Education
The BC
College of Teachers (BCCT), which is responsible for licensing
teachers in that province, attempted to silence teachers on
the homosexual issue by refusing to licence teachers who had
graduated from Trinity Western University, a Christian University
located in Langley, BC.
This
resulted in a court challenge with a decision handed down
by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2001. In this curious ruling,
the Supreme Court stated that freedom of religion in the Charter
is not an absolute right and that one is entitled to hold
religious beliefs, but that one many not necessarily act or
speak about them (as in a classroom). This decision then gave
the BCCT the right to discipline a teacher in a school who
"engaged in discriminatory conduct." This undefined
"discriminatory conduct" clause has been quickly
applied to silence Christian teachers on the homosexual issue
outside the classroom. (A sentence for this offence can range
from a fine - over $5000 - to loss of the teacher's licence,
which would prevent him/her from teaching in any publicly
funded school, including BC Christian schools.)
Christopher
Kempling, a 46-year-old, University of Victoria graduate,
who teaches in Quesnel, BC, was convicted by the BCCT in June
for "conduct unbecoming a member of the BCCT" for
writing a series of letters to the editor in the Quesnel
Cariboo Observer as part of a lively debate in the newspaper
about many aspects of the homosexual agenda in our society.
Mr. Kempling also wrote private letters to the Quesnel City
Council about Gay Pride Day, and sent two private memos to
educational officials explaining the concerns of the local
Christian community about inaccurate, obscene and anti-religious
curriculum resources, including copies of the homosexual newspaper,
Extra West, which contained obscene and vulgar ads.
Mr. Kempling's
letters and articles included measured arguments and quotes
from research studies - as well as statements from moderate
homosexuals. He did not resort to name-calling. None of the
recipients of his letters expressed any concern about them.
Nor have any parents of his students complained. Nor has any
homosexual person laid a complaint. He has never been disciplined
by his school authorities for any reason, and his file is
filled with letters of commendation. Mr. Kempling's sentence
is to be handed down on October 21, 2002.
Mr. Kempling
holds a Masters of Education degree in counselling from the
University of Victoria, as well as a second Masters and an
almost-complete PhD in Psychology. He began teaching in the
Quesnel district in 1980, and currently teaches and counsels
at Correlieu Secondary School. He is also a counsellor in
private practice, and chairs the Quesnel and District Health
Council. He is a Big Brother, and chaired the Child and Youth
Support Society for 14 years. He teaches Sunday School in
Maple Park Alliance Church.
This
case has wide implications for the Christian Community. Christian
schools in BC receive government funding and must employ teachers
certified by the BCCT. If this ruling is allowed to stand,
it will endanger the right of any Christian teacher to express
his or her Christian moral convictions in any public (and
maybe even private) forum. Our Christian schools should not
have to decide between freedom and funding.
4.
Homosexual Totalitarianism in the Media
The secular
media in Canada has decided, without exception, that homosexuals
and their lifestyle is a national "good" which must
be protected and promoted at all costs. They apparently have
decided that any dissenting opinion expressed in the public
square, must be ridiculed, harassed, and then snuffed out.
However,
one particular event involving homosexuals stands out among
all others as an example of the media's contempt for the truth
in reporting on homosexual issues.
In November
2001, a 41-year-old homosexual Aaron Webster, was found beaten
to death in Vancouver's Stanley Park, which at night serves
as a stroll for homosexuals seeking anonymous sex. Mr. Webster
was found bloody, in a parking lot, wearing nothing but his
hiking boots.
There
was no concrete evidence that he was murdered by anyone motivated
by hatred of homosexuals. The murder could just as likely
(in fact, more likely) to have been carried out by another
homosexual in pursuit of anonymous sex in that area, just
as Mr. Webster had been. Yet, in its editorial, the Vancouver
Sun, like many other newspapers across the country, decided
this appalling murder was a "hate crime," and then
argued that this alleged "hate" crime against homosexuals
should be prohibited by law.
Inspector
Dave Jones of the Vancouver Police Department also fanned
the flames in this regard when he stated, without the slightest
evidence to support his claim, "This is a hate crime,
pure and simple."
Inspector.
Jones' comments, and those of the media, however, unfortunately
served as fodder for the homosexual movement, which quickly
organized a rally in Stanley Park consisting of 2000 persons.
The speakers at the rally demanded that the Criminal Code
be amended to make so-called "gay-bashing" a crime.
Interestingly, physical assaults on homosexuals have been
decreasing all across Canada in recent years, while
crimes based on race and religion (especially anti-Semitic
ones) have increased. However, the homosexual movement has
slyly begun to include expressions of opposition to
its agenda as "hate" crimes. If the activists succeed
in this, it will result in a crippling censorship of free
speech. That is, homosexuals are now equating morally-based
opposition to the advancement of homosexual rights with expressions
of contempt and hatred towards them.
Ten months
after Mr. Webster's death, no evidence has yet surfaced to
indicate that he was indeed killed by someone because of his/her
"hatred" of homosexuals. Significantly, however,
a 22-year old Korean female exchange student, while jogging
in Stanley Park in May 2002, was brutally attacked and left
near death. No one, noticeably the media, is calling the attack
on her a "hate" crime motivated by racism or hatred
of women. Apparently, to the media, it is only a "hate"
crime if the victim is a homosexual.
The tragedy
of the Webster death has been used by homosexual activists
to immeasurably advance their cause. Freshly-minted feminist
Senator Mobina Jaffer stated in a speech in the Senate on
November 22, 2001 (the same day that Svend Robinson introduced
Bill C-415), that objections to same-sex marriage "has
the effect of sending a signal of support to Mr. Webster's
murders." She stated:
When
honourable senators rise in this house to speak in favour
of Bill S-9 [Senator Cools' marriage bill], I remind them
that they are giving comfort to those who hate. They are
telling more generations of young Canadians that we should
not treat homosexuals equally: Homosexuals must not use
the word "marriage" to describe their relationships.
They are denied the use of this word and the recognition
of love in relationships that it conveys to hundreds of
thousands of Canadians. They are also teaching that intolerance
of homosexuals is both proper and righteous.
Honourable
senators, to use religion to justify intolerance is cowardly.
It is an attempt to use faith to mask hatred.
MP Svend
Robinson, in second reading of his Bill C-415 on May 29, of
course, also invoked the death of Mr. Webster as one of the
reasons for his notorious Bill.
The
Bullying Must Be Stopped
We all
know that bullies are not courageous. They back down once
someone stands up to them. Kari Simpson of the Citizens Research
Institute proved that when statements heard on the CBC Early
Edition on November 19, 2001, accused her of allegedly hateful
comments about the Webster murder, which supposedly contributed
to his death. Ms. Simpson, through her lawyer, threatened
a criminal defamation suit against the CBC and the individual
accusing her of "hatred" on the air. Both hastily
backed down, and issued an apology for allowing these comments
to air. Ms. Simpson stood up to intimidation, as did McGill
Professors Somerville and Young, Senator Cools and Christopher
Kempling. Let us hope and pray that their efforts will cause
homosexual activists - and their supporters - to think twice
before denying the rights of others in their mean-spirited
and hypocritical campaign to promote tolerance for themselves.
It would
be appreciated if you could write to the following on behalf
of the Christian teacher, Christopher Kempling, whose job
is now in jeopardy:
The Hon.
Gordon Campbell
Premier
Room 156, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
Fax: (250) 387-0087
e-mail: Premier@gov.bc.ca
The Hon.
Christie Clark
Minister of Education and Deputy Premier
Room 248, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
Fax: (250) 387-3200
e-mail: christy.clark.mia@leg.bc.ca
B.C.
College of Teachers
405-1385 West 8th
Vancouver, BC V6H 3V9
Fax: (604) 731-9142
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