THE DARKER SIDE OF ALBERTA'S BILL 10

Although most of HumanLifeMatters blog readers are American, I want to bring readers attention to the following link by the Canadian Association For Reformed Political Action. If this can happen in Alberta Canada, it can happen anywhere.

http://arpacanada.ca/action-items/current-action-items/2275-speak-up-government-pushes-mandatory-gsa-s-on-all-alberta-schools . 
"Speak Up! Alberta Forces All Alberta Schools to Accept GSAs"

It speaks directly to the Canadian province of Alberta's recent passing of Bill 10 for Gay Straight Alliances (GSAs). But the Bill doesn't stop with imposing GSAs on all schools (including faith centered schools); it potentially infringes on faithful Christian families (not to mention Muslim and other families of faith). Bill 10 is an assault on the very the multicultural, pluralistic and tolerant society Canada's claims to be.

In a previous blog I wrote about a problem with GSAs not being inclusive in protections against bullying. That is one reason why Alberta's government should not have passed Bill 10. Governments must support anti-bullying alliances that do not give special recognition to one small group of vulnerable students. That is not the only problem with Bill 10. The ARPA points to its deeper and darker flaws.

It should be noted that Bill 10 was put through the provincial

legislature by Education Minister Gordon Dirks who is an

Gordon Dirks

evangelical Christian. He betrayed faithful Christian families for the sake of political gain.  I know Gordon Dirks and even spoke about Life issues at his former Calgary church, at his invitation. 

I am deeply saddened at his betrayal since leaving the church. I am even more saddened for Christian families.

Mark