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‘Open season on Christians now’: Biblical views on homosexuality proscribed in Whatcott ruling

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OTTAWA, Ontario , 7 March, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – While some Christian groups around the country have interpreted the recent Supreme Court decision in the Whatcott case as having cast the Bible in a friendly light, one of Canada’s most seasoned freedom fighters begs to differ. Ezra Levant , known for his prolonged battle with the Human Rights Commissions ,  slammed the ruling  saying that it “now makes the Bible hate speech”. Calling the ruling “100 plus pages of dangerous mush,” Levant said that the country’s lawyers and Human Rights Commissions are “rejoicing” since it means “open season on Christians now.” Bill Whatcott “Judge Rothstein [...] just wrote a judgement saying that hating gay sex is tantamount to hating gays, so the Bible, it must follow, is hate speech,” said the lawyer, political activist, and broadcaster for Sun News. The Supreme Court   made it clear  in its ruling that Bill Whatcott’s use of the Bible to reach out to homosexuals was problematic

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