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Warpy

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4. Free speech isn't absolute in Canada

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2017, 03:03 AM

Feb 2017

which is how they've kept Pox News out of the country. Hate, even hidden behind a cross, is against the law.

Gawd knows it's kept the Canadians a lot more polite than we are.

I'd be a little surprised if they even let the man in.

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" Local Christian leaders band together to stop controversial evangelist from speaking in Vancouver [View all] applegrove Feb 2017 OP

Interesting....the Puerto Rican Baptists also withdrew Tanuki Feb 2017 #1

Hopefully Christian churches are beginning to organize to fight for Christianity. applegrove Feb 2017 #2

I've been waiting all my life for that one Warpy Feb 2017 #5

boy howdy mopinko Feb 2017 #13

good to see. riversedge Feb 2017 #3

Free speech isn't absolute in Canada Warpy Feb 2017 #4

We did have fox news north here for a few years. It failed. Never saw it. applegrove Feb 2017 #6

Wondering how the son became so fundy, since his dad was more middle of the road. Canoe52 Feb 2017 #7

Were American churches more liberal back 50 years ago? applegrove Feb 2017 #8

I'm not sure Canoe52 Feb 2017 #14

#Toxictrump SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2017 #9

guess it is easier to evangelize for hate than feeding the poor and healing the sick dembotoz Feb 2017 #10

not my post but i would consider putting it in gd as well dembotoz Feb 2017 #11

Bravo Canada DFW Feb 2017 #12