Happy Easter

 

On this Easter, people are noticing that neither the Prime Minister of Canada, the leader of the NDP, or the leader of the BQ sent out any sort of greetings on Good Friday. The three leftist Canadian parties are clearly not comfortable with Christianity, and it is hard to see how any Christian could be comfortable with them. I assume they will say something for Easter Sunday.

Right-wing commentators are pointing out that Trudeau did not miss honouring Ramadan, or Diwali, or Vaisakhi. Perhaps because, unlike Christianity, they and their moral demands need not be taken seriously by politicians in Canada. They can seem harmless and colourful. Perhaps because celebrating their existence feels like a thumb in the eye of Christians and Christianity. 

Down in the US, Biden sent out a message honouring today, March 31, as “Transgender Day of Visibility.” It is coincidence that it falls this year on Easter; but the optics are troublesome. They underline the fact that transgender ideology is incompatible with Christian teaching. No government can really support both. They will inevitably end up favouring one or the other.

At the same time, churches are being burned down or vandalized across Canada; forcing them to stay closed to worshippers when services are not in progress. Denying solace to many in crisis. Priests have been assaulted at the altar. There is a private member’s bill before Parliament to remove the exemption from Hate Speech Laws for expressing a sincerely held religious belief. In the admittedly unlikely event that it should pass, the Bible itself would presumably become illegal.

Pulling our focus back to the wide view, there is more persecution of Christians worldwide today than at any other time in history; and Christianity is the world’s most persecuted religion.

All of this, should we need it, is proof of the truth of Christianity. 

One only suppresses or discriminates against opinions and beliefs one thinks are true.