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University of Saskatchewan issues campus safety alert over ‘truth about homosexuality’ pamphlets

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SASKATOON, Saskatchewan , December 10, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The administration of the University of Saskatchewan issued a campus-wide safety advisory last week in reaction to a pro-life activist distributing pamphlets exposing the harms of homosexuality to students and staff. U of S officials sent out the advisory on Thursday morning, according to  a local newspaper report , after pro-life and anti-homosexuality activist Bill Whatcott spent Wednesday, December 5, at the school handing out  flyers  titled “Say No to the Homosexual Agenda !” Bill Whatcott The flyer lists some of the health consequences related to sodomy and defends the Christian perspective of sex and marriage. This flyer, along with another titled “Say No to Abortion!” are part of Whatcott’s “Operation Education on Abortion and Sodomy” campaign. “I became aware of the University of Saskatchewan’s decision to issue a campus wide safety alert over my flyers after I received a call from the CBC,” What

Canadian Government forces manipulates commissioners to marry homosexuals

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Image via Wikipedia Two more Canadian bishops have joined their voices with that of  Calgary Bishop Fred Henry  in condemning a Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruling that denied marriage commissioners the right to refuse to perform same-sex “marriages.” In a new pastoral letter, Archbishop Daniel Bohan of Regina, Saskatchewan has challenged the government to work protect freedom of conscience rights. “The threat of loss of one’s job and employment certainly raises the spectre of coercion upon a person if it is demanded of that person that he or she do something that they believe to be wrong in order to keep their livelihood,” Archbishop Bohan wrote.  “It will take skillful action on the part of our government leaders to guarantee the freedom of conscience of its citizens.” On the heels of the court ruling, the Saskatchewan government announced that commissioners who refuse to “marry” same-sex couples will be fired. While Archbishop Bohan agreed with the court’s statement that