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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
We are bruised and battered, but not beaten!
Despite the fact that a majority of our elected parliamentarians
voted in favour of Bill C-250 to give sodomy legal acceptance
as well as protecting the homosexual lifestyle, REAL Women
will continue to fight for traditional family values.
What does the future hold for Canadians? I
don't know. I can only trust that common sense will prevail,
and that any efforts to stifle the voice of the majority will
not succeed.
REAL Women have, in the past, been accused
of promoting hatred against homosexuals. Just what is hatred
as set out in MP Svend Robinson's Bill C-250? Webster's dictionary
defines it as an "emotion of extreme dislike; active
ill-will." I do not hate anyone. In fact, my personal
faith requires that I respect, even love, all persons. Nor
does the organization of REAL Women promote hatred against
any individual or group.
When REAL Women speaks out against homosexuality,
it is not from hatred, but from love and concern: concern
for the well-being of our country; concern for our vulnerable
youth; concern for the freedom of Canadians to express their
religious and social beliefs. If our public statements are
hurtful to any individual, we are sorry, but the truth cannot
be subservient to the inclinations of a very small minority
of the population.
Another criticism of REAL Women is that it
is against equality for homosexuals. Not so. All persons are
equal in the sight of God, and all persons in Canada are entitled
to the basic necessities of life and liberty. However, equality
does not mean all persons are the same. Women can have babies;
men cannot. Does that mean men are not equal to women? Try
as I might, I cannot grow over five feet in height. Does that
make me of less worth than my taller (and slimmer!) friends?
REAL Women certainly does not condone violence
of any kind, nor do we enjoy criticizing our fellow citizens.
However, no matter how unpalatable they may be, the facts
about the homosexual lifestyle must be presented to the public.
We owe our young people the truth about a lifestyle that is
unhealthy and dangerous. For example, how many boys, unsure
about their sexuality (not unusual for teenagers), are being
counselled that if they have such tendencies they cannot change?
The world today is a very confusing place for our young people,
and they desperately need the support and guidance provided
by traditional values. That is why REAL Women has travelled
twice to Geneva in the past few months to present such concerns
to the Committee monitoring the UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child - which is supposed to be all about protecting
children. (See "Canada Contravenes the UN Convention
on the Child." )
The Reality newsletter has for many
years tried to present the facts about issues such as drug
abuse, child prostitution, homosexuality, radical feminism,
etc. We are extremely careful to present only factual information,
carefully vetted by our legal expert, Gwen Landolt. A measure
of our veracity is that we have never once been sued for slander
or libel.
Perhaps not all the results of the recent
Parliamentary vote on same-sex marriage are negative if conscionable
Canadians are shocked enough to become actively involved in
the political process, and be ready for the binding vote on
this issue when it is introduced by the Liberal government.
It is about time our elected representatives reflected the
wishes of their constituents rather than those of their political
bosses.
Many, many thanks to all of you who actively
lobbied on behalf of traditional marriage. You have and do
make a difference. The closeness of the vote, despite political
arm-twisting, made it very clear that Canadians want the definition
of marriage to remain the union of one man and one woman.
Keep up your marvellous work!
God bless!
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