PNW STAFF
There are laws that defend a nation, and then there are laws that redefine it. Canada is now debating the latter. Long before most people noticed, a quiet shift began--one that trades spiritual openness for state-approved speech and treats biblical conviction as a threat rather than a contribution. Bill C-9 is the clearest sign yet that the ground beneath Western Christianity is moving, and it's moving fast.
At first glance, it looks like a bill meant to keep people safe. But the moment you read past the title, the real story emerges: the Canadian government is preparing to criminalize the very space where the Gospel enters public life--speech itself. And once a society decides that Scripture may be harmful, the question is no longer whether freedom erodes, but how quickly the erosion spreads to the nations watching closely.
For decades, Canadian law recognized that religious speech occupies a unique place in a free society. Even if a sermon or Bible-based viewpoint offended modern ears, it was protected as long as it was expressed in good faith. This safeguard stood as a quiet affirmation that Scripture could be taught, proclaimed, and discussed openly--even when it clashed with cultural norms.
Bill C-9 strikes that protection out of the criminal code.
Under the new framework, the difference between preaching Scripture and committing a speech-crime becomes dangerously subjective. A pastor teaching biblical sexuality... a believer sharing the exclusivity of Christ... a youth leader quoting Romans or Corinthians... any of these could be interpreted--by activists, prosecutors, or courts--as promoting "hate" if someone decides they feel harmed by biblical truth.
This is not speculation. This is the inevitable outcome of a law that empowers the state to police inner convictions rather than harmful actions.
Bill C-9 shifts the question from "Did you harm someone?"
to "Did your belief offend them?"
And once that shift occurs, Christianity instantly becomes a legal risk.
There are religions that receive protection and then there is Christianity. What are they afraid of that requires such extreme laws to prevent sharing the gospel? The same frightened mentality that severed the head of John and crucified Jesus. The Truth and the Way. They fantasize that they will be able to establish AI as the next GOD and by connecting themselves physically they themselves also become GOD. Have some kind of perverted illusion where they have everlasting life as a result.
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