Easter Sunday is the most confident and optimistic feast in the Christian calendar. And Christians presently need all the confidence they can muster. The latest EU draft directive has alarmed the Church of England, with good cause. In the name of outlawing discrimination, it would compel faith schools to admit unbelievers and force churches to perform marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples.
Neither of these impositions is reasonable. What is being attempted, under the guise of eliminating discrimination, is discrimination against Christians. Since legislators in Brussels must be well aware of this, it is disingenuous of them to pretend to be well-intentioned. The wider agenda is to remove anti-discrimination laws from the jurisdiction of Westminster to Brussels, when public opinion favours a reverse process ”“ the repatriation of authority to Britain.
Yes and it has already come here and it will get worse. I often say that “if Christianity were illegal would there be enough evidence to convict you?” We will find out. Oh, we won’t be killed. But you may loose your job.
Who would like to bet that the same restrictions will be placed on Islamic schools in the European union.
[blockquote]What is being attempted, under the guise of eliminating discrimination, is discrimination against Christians.[/blockquote]
So, we go from Roberta Flack’s “Killing me softly” to a less subtle form of persecution.
#1… I’m a fellow traditionalist, but I am not sure I quite follow what you mean about the US. Can you be more specific? I’m curious to understand you better.
#4. Well, one example that comes to mind is the insurance agent who wrote a personal letter to the editor expressing his views against same-sex marriage (never identifying the company he represented in either the body of his letter or the signature line) who was terminated by his employer for this reason.
Does anyone know where I can find the text of the “EU draft directive” to which the editorial refers?