It' Not Who, It's How Many?

I wonder if Stephen Harper feels vindicated? He should!

In 2005 when he suggested that same sex marriage was a slippery slope that could led to the further redefinition of marriage, including the possibility of polygamy, the media and government ridiculed the suggestion.

When I mentioned polygamy to our MP he couldn’t understand how I could jump to that conclusion.  Duh!

Fast forward 12 years later. 

This week Winston Blackmore was found guilty of polygamy in British Columbia.  Following the ruling, his lawyer, Blair Suffredine, told the court he would launch a constitutional challenge of Canada’s polygamy laws.  After all, if we can’t be told who we can marry why should we be told how many we can marry?

In a society that says that it is morally acceptable for Bob to marry Bill then why isn’t it morally acceptable for Bob to marry Sue, Anne, Betty, Freda and Bill? Or for Bob to marry his sister or his Saint Bernard for that matter?

The government has already told those of us to the right, that just because something offends our morality doesn't make it wrong.

Society has even declared that the moral views of the Bible can't be a yardstick for the nation, so how do they plan on deciding what’s right and what’s wrong?

Have a great week and remember: Some things you have to believe to see!

You Can't Change History

 I hope you enjoyed the Canada Day Celebrations and took some time to be thankful for what we enjoy as Canadians.

It was interesting to note this year the number of people who wanted to focus on some of the more unsavory aspects of our past.  And there are certainly any number of things that happened during the past 150 years that our country can’t be proud of, but I have never been able to figure out how today’s generation can apologize for what another generation has done.

Here is the reality, without Canada’s history, both the good and the bad, none of us would be here.  Oh, somebody would be here, but it’s very doubtful it would be us. 

So, remember each of us are where we are today because of choices that others made 150 years ago, choices of where they would live and who they would marry.

We are all the result of choices made by ourselves as well as choices made by others.   And we can't change the choices that were made yesterday, but we can determine to make good choices today.

In the same way, we can’t change how our indigenous people were treated yesterday but we can change how they will be treated today and tomorrow.

Have a great week and remember: To see what is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.