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Most Canadians don't think religion has anything to do with politics or our system of government in Canada. They could not be more wrong. It is the religion of Romanism which is behind much of politics in Canada. This is where the U.S. differs from Canada to some degree as it was at least in the first few hundreds years more Protestant than Romanist. The U.S. was built on liberty and freedom by people who escaped the authoritarianism of Europe. Now with mass immigration from Latin America it may be leaning more toward Romanism. America never had a Romanist President until John F. Kennedy and now Joe Biden. Romanism (Popery) is one of the biggest threats to freedom of Canadians. It is a totalitarian system that in history has used any means as its disposal to enforce its will on the populations. Many if not most of our political leaders and their liberal supporters are in fact Romanists. The question is what is their main loyalty to? Is it to Rome and Romanism or to Canada and Canadians? It is a unspoken rule of Romanists never to mention religion and play it low key. But it is behind the scene as the driving force. It is what built much of the educational institutions which many Romanists attended such as both Trudeau Prime Ministers. Even the present controversial figure and former GG, David Johnston can be seen as a loyal Romanist. Google it. He led a delegation to the Vatican representing Canada when he was GG on one occasion. Johnson has now been appointed to protect the Prime Minister in a special position supposedly investigating foreign interference. But is it really a political job to protect Trudeau and Liberals? Many of our political leaders have bowed and scraped to the Popes. An example of the totalitarian nature of Romanism in history is the Holy Roman Inquisition. An internet article on mainstream news about the Spanish Inquisition makes the claim the Inquisition was directed against Jew and Muslims. This is not completely true. The Inquisition was directed against anyone who questioned Romanism. Various independent groups that formed in Europe as separate religious groups were targeted and genocide was committed against them to eliminate them. This went on for centuries. Our supposedly democratic government, while under the heavy influence of Romanism, has become more authoritarian than ever. We see that with the imposition of carbon taxes and regulations on Canadian companies and the particular attacks on the energy industry. All this is driven by ideology which the Vatican pushes. Liberals push open borders and oppose patriotism and nationalism of any kind because of the Vatican doctrines of globalism. Trudeau and liberals are strong proponents of globalism and internationalism, which are central to Vatican ideology and beliefs. We see influence of authoritarian Romanism in liberal ideology where they want to censor everyone and control freedom of speech and other things. This harkens back to the middle ages where Romanism thought they have the right to control everyone. Now with the internet under increasing regulation, it is becoming more like Orwell's 1984. That is Romanism. The only escape from this mind control is on an individual basis by reading and believing the King James Bible. Rome hates this. Even modern Bible versions have fallen to some degree under the influence of Romanism and should be rejected. Many have fallen for them. The King James Bible was on the list of forbidden books long ago. It is not approved reading by the Vatican. But it is the absolute source of truth that can deliver an individual from falling or remaining under the mental influence and control of Romanism. This also mean liberalism or liberal ideology, which is closely associated with Romanism. What exactly was the Spanish Inquisition? (msn.com)

The Indigenous children had to be removed from the backward, barbarian culture and taught how to live in white man's world. The world has been changing for centuries and something had to be done so they could survive. There were some bad consequences such as poor living conditions, but we do not know the extent of it. It may be overblown in order claim endless compensation. Funny you have not offered any solution on what could have been done instead. There was nothing else that could be done. Of course they had to learn to speak white man's language, English or French, in order to get a job and survive. Aboriginals had a different idea of work, and life and that had to be changed in order to survive. People did feel they need to help aboriginals and that was what it was all about. The reason FNs are in such a sad state is because they were not fully and properly integrated and assimilated. They cannot be fully supported by taxpayers forever. Many of them are unemployed, on alcohol and drugs, and committing suicide. It is a dire situation in many reserves. Poor housing in many places, poor water, and lack of services. The reserve idea may have been a mistake, but of course they wanted their own property where they could live and govern themselves to some degree. It has not worked very well. You can condemn helping them as "assimilation" but that was what was necessary to help them.

Nonsense. I have firsthand knowledge of the kind of thing that happened. Social services put two indigenous kids in my home for a week or so and the little girl said a man in the indigenous home where she lived, perhaps a father, or grandfather, put her hand on the stove to teach her a lesson.

Why did God destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? "The sinful ways of Sodom and Gomorrah were so corrupt that God destroyed the two cities with fire sparing only the family of Lot." Why Did God Destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? Their Story of Sin in the Bible (christianity.com) "The Bible story of Sodom and Gomorrah is a cautionary tale of the destructive consequences of sin. Sodom and Gomorrah were cities mentioned in Genesis, notorious for their flagrant sin. Genesis 18:20-21 states, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.” Why did God destroy everyone on earth with the flood except Noah and his family? Hint... "6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. {both…: Heb. from man unto beast} 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. 9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. {perfect: or, upright} 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth." Genesis 6:6-12 KJV

Right-thinking Bible believers believe in real science that is empirical, i.e. that can be proven by the scientific method. Only blind atheists believe in unproven theories like the theory of evolution which has been rejected by many brilliant scholars and scientists. Everyone with a brain realizes things don't just happen without a cause. The universe was not an accident. It was designed and had to have an immensely intelligent designer Creator. One of the principles of all science is every effect has a cause. Darwinists are religionists because to them evolution is a kind of religion. There is no proof it even happened, but they believe it on blind faith. Even some mathematician scientists say there was not enough time in the universe for life to form by random chance processes. The mathematical law of probability is against evolution. They say the chances of life forming by random chance is like giving a monkey a typewriter and seeing how long it would take the monkey to type randomly and come up with the complete works of Shakespeare. It just couldn't happen. Yet people are so gullible they will believe anything. At least Bible believers have evidence on their side that the universe was created. The evidence is all around us in the existence and complexity of everything. Atoms, molecules, energy don't evolve. They had to have a designer Creator. See creation.com website

What? Children's aid taking neglected or abused kids into foster care and government putting kids in residential schools that would otherwise receive no education? That has always been the role of the government, provincial and federal. Why has it suddenly become wrong for the government to try to help the native kids for the last 150 years?

Because there is no proof of genocide. It is a fake claim. It is useful to claim endless compensation from the government.

The children had to be taken care of by the powers that be. Otherwise you would have had genocide by starvation. Then you would be whining about that.

There was no genocide.

Whatever God orders is moral. God is sovereign in everything. "He also gives him a reason for the command, that the severity he must use might not seem hard: I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, v. 2. God had an ancient quarrel with the Amalekites, for the injuries they did to his people Israel when he brought them out of Egypt. We have the story, Exod 17 8, etc., and the crime is aggravated, Deut 25 18. He basely smote the hindmost of them, and feared not God. God then swore that he would have war with Amalek from generation to generation, and that in process of time he would utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek; this is the work that Saul is now appointed to do (v. 3): "Go and smite Amalek. Israel is now strong, and the measure of the iniquity of Amalek is now full; now go and make a full riddance of that devoted nation." He is expressly commanded to kill and slay all before him, man and woman, infant and suckling, and not spare them out of pity; also ox and sheep, camel and ass, and not spare them out of covetousness." 1 Samuel 15 Commentary - Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete) (biblestudytools.com)

Taking the Bible out of context again.

Of course whoever would be teaching the Bible in schools would have to have a certain degree of knowledge of it and be qualified. We couldn't have you or Treebeard teaching it. There are a few historical passages in the Bible that could be taken out of context as Herbie or Treebeard do for their own reasons to try to discredit the Bible. Those kind of people could not teach it of course. Must be a Bible believer teaching it to begin with. We don't use teachers to teach subjects if they oppose the subject to begin with.

Just gave you a lengthy explanation of that and the link for more information. Apparently you don't read anything more than one or two lines. So of course you don't understand the answer.

You either trust God and his revelation and admit you don't understand everything in it but are willing to learn OR you reject it all and remain in darkness. There are two schools of thought. One is belief that God created the universe, revealed himself in his written word which we can study and learn. The other school of thought is unbelief which manifests itself in various ideologies such as secular humanism, Darwinism, Communism, etc.

You claim that because you don't understand the Bible. The Sabbath only applied to ancient Israel and never applied to the Church which began 2,000 years ago at the crucifixion. "If an old-covenant Israelite esteemed “all days alike,” he might be stoned to death (Numbers 15:32–36). Yet Paul evidently felt no need to impose the Sabbath command on his Gentile converts. Some in Rome, it seems, wanted to keep the Sabbath (and so esteem “one day as better than another”) — perhaps Jewish Christians eager to maintain the traditions of their fathers. Paul had no issue with those Christians, so long as they refrained from pressuring others to imitate them or suggested that salvation hinged on obedience to the Sabbath (compare Galatians 4:8–11). For the sake of Christian freedom and mutual love, Paul says simply and remarkably, “Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind” (Romans 14:5). Hebrews: ‘We who have believed enter that rest.’ The author of Hebrews brings us closer to the heart of why the new covenant does not require a literal seventh-day rest. Christ’s first coming did not abolish rest; rather, it ushered in a deeper kind of rest than the Sabbath could ever offer. According to Hebrews 4, Israel’s Sabbath day always pointed forward to a far greater day: the still-future day when all creation will enter fully into the rest foreshadowed and promised in Genesis 2:2–3, the very first seventh day. “So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God” (Hebrews 4:9). The ultimate Sabbath rest is coming, when God’s people will enjoy work without toil, hearts without sin, and an earth without thorns. Yet even now, Hebrews implies, we feel the first waves of the coming rest. In Christ, we “have [already] tasted . . . the powers of the age to come” (Hebrews 6:5), rest included. For, the author writes, “We who have believed enter that rest” (Hebrews 4:3) — not “will enter,” but “enter”: fully later, truly now. And how do we enter that rest? Not mainly by putting aside our weekly labors for one day in seven, but by believing: “We who have believed enter that rest.” Faith in Jesus Christ brings the rest of the seventh day into every day." For a full explanation: Should Christians Keep the Sabbath? | Desiring God

The aboriginals want all the advanced technology. They love it.

Of course humanism believes the traditional biblical definition of a family is obsolete. Firstly it rejects God-given absolutes and that means it rejects the definition of a family as being only between one man and one woman. That is why we have same-sex marriage and recognition of pride flags, etc. According to the Bible which is God's revelation to man, the only relationship God recognizes as legitimate is between man and woman as a husband and wife. Humanism rejects this. Your description of humanism which you posted states quite clearly what it believes. It is man-centred and rejects God. In humanism, man decides what a family is and believes individual freedom or liberty takes precedence over what God said in his written revelation.

Notice Christianity and Humanism are diametrically opposed religions. Humanists believe we are just a chemical blob or accident of the Cosmos. We have no purpose in being here and no future. Christianity believes the opposite. Christianity believes God has a purpose for our existence; He created us and gave us his revelation which describes the problem and the solution. We were created by God who gave us souls and spirits. Life does not end with death. We were created with a soul which will live on in eternity, either in heaven or hell. Everyone has to decide what they will believe. But we must remember the consequences are eternal.

Everything is wrong with secular humanism. First it denies God, his revelation and His sovereignty over mankind. "Humanism 1. The sovereignty of man and the state is the starting point, and it is the word of scientific, elite man which we must heed. 2. Man is his own god, choosing or determining for himself what constitutes good and evil (Gen. 3:5). 3. Truth is pragmatic and existential: it is what we find works and is helpful to us. 4. Education is the self-realization and self-development of the child. 5. Education is freedom from restraint and from any idea of truth outside of us. We are the standard, not something outside of man. 6. The school and the world must measure up to the pupil's needs. The pupil grades the teacher. 7. Society must be broken and remade to man's will and the child's will is sacred. 8. Man's problem is society. Society must be recreated by man. 9. The family is obsolete. The individual or the state is basic. The great issue of the years ahead is the developing battle between Christianity and humanism. It is a war unto death. Christianity is a world and life view and faith, and it can only exist as such. It is either the Word of God for every area or none. Christianity was born into the same battle. It is only the dereliction of Christendom which has led to a return to the beginnings of this old battle of the centuries. On the day of Pentecost, St. Peter's great proclamation was this: "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ" (Ac. 2:36). "Jesus is Lord!" This is the joyful and central proclamation of the early church. It is the declaration of St. Paul (Phil. 2:9-11; Rom 10:9; 1 Cor. 12:3), and it is the joyful declaration that in Christ the prophecy of Isaiah 45:23 is fulfilled. To declare Jesus is Lord means that He is the world ruler Who absolutely governs every sphere of life and thought. It is the obligation of every area to be Christian: church, state, school, family, vocations, the arts and sciences, and all things else must serve only Christ the Lord. The True Meaning of "Church" A problem in understanding the scope of our work is the common misuse of the word church. Our English word comes from kyriakos, a Greed adjective, as in kyriakon doma, or kyriake oika; our word "church" refers to an institution of worship, the ministry of the Word, or a building. The New Testament word translated church is ecclesia, which gives the sense of two Hebrew words, 'edhah (congregation) and qahl (assembly). It can refer to all the redeemed people, to their assembly in worship, their civil government, the family, the godly army, and more: it means the kingdom of God. Thus, where Scripture speaks of the church, it means Christ's realm in every area and sphere of life. All things must be brought under the dominion of Christ the Lord. At present, humanism has brought all things, including most churches, under the sway of man the lord. The purpose of state schools, as laid down by Horace Mann, James G. Carter, and others, was twofold: first, to establish centralism, the priority of the state over every area of life, and second, to eliminate Biblical faith. The founders of statist education in the United States were Unitarians. They rightly believed that control over the child through the schools is the key to controlling society. Control over the schools will determine control over state and church finally. Christianity and humanism are diametrically opposed religions; one is the worship of the sovereign and Triune God, the other is the worship of man. Let us briefly analyze some of the key points of difference between Christianity and humanism as they affect education. This is far from an exhaustive analysis. Our purpose is to provide a brief outline of some of the fundamental differences: Christianity 1. The sovereignty of the Triune God is the starting point, and this God speaks through His infallible Word. 2. We must accept God as God. He is alone Lord. 3. God's Word and Person is the Truth. 4. Education is into God's truth in every realm. 5. Education is discipline under a body of truth. This body of truth grows with research and study, but truth is objective and God-given. We begin by presupposing God and His Word. 6. Godly standards grade us. We must measure up to them. The teacher grades the pupil. 7. Man's will and the child's will must be broken to God's purpose. Man must be remade, reborn by God's grace. 8. Man's problem is sin. Man must be recreated by God. 9. The family is God's basic institution. unquote Christianity Versus Humanism (chalcedon.edu)

That was just part of a long history of what happened during the history of the descendants of the Abrahamic line which became the nation of Israel. You seriously have a mental issue and do not have a child's understanding of the Bible. Why is every comment you make about the Bible absolutely ludicrous? I don't have any more time for your nonsense.

It is simply a record of what happened. It does not say it was moral or right. Nobody says it was right. Of course it was wrong. The Bible tells the the truth of what happened in history and does not hide the bad. It just proves the Bible came from God. If was men just making it up they might not tell the unvarnished truth of what happened.

Sorry you are dead wrong. Most modern sex education instruction presents perversion, fornication, homosexuality, and living together before marriage as “normal” expressions of sexuality. Sex education should be done by parents, not unbelieving liberals or progressives in public education institutions, who know nothing or believe nothing about morality as taught in the Bible. quote Children will learn about sexuality from someone. The options are their peers, pornography, school settings, experimentation, or their parents. The best place for sex education is in the home, as a natural part of training children “in the way they should go” (Proverbs 22:6). It is the parents’ God-given responsibility to teach children God’s perspective on every area of life, including sexuality (Ephesians 6:1–4).Due to the intrinsic complexities of human sexuality, the physical aspects of biological reproduction cannot be separated from moral responsibility. Regardless of whether children receive sex education in schools or even at church, it remains the parents' responsibility to ensure their children are properly educated about both the biological and moral aspects of sexuality. Leaving values-training to others is dangerous, particularly regarding matters of sexuality in many cultures today.First, what does the Bible say about sex? Sexuality is a gift to us from God and should be viewed as such. God created sex for two purposes: procreation and unity between husband and wife (Genesis 1:28; Matthew 19:6; Mark 10:7–8; 1 Corinthians 7:1–5). Any other use of sex is sin (1 Corinthians 6:9, 18; 1 Thessalonians 4:3). Sadly, many in our world do not believe these truths. As a result, there are many perversions of sexuality and much unnecessary pain caused by them. Parents who properly educate their children about sex can help their children discern truth from error, walk in wisdom, and ultimately have a more wholesome experience of the gift of sexuality.Most modern sex education instruction presents perversion, fornication, homosexuality, and living together before marriage as “normal” expressions of sexuality. Any teaching of boundaries is limited to the avoidance of negative consequences. All of this is contrary to Scripture (1 Corinthians 6:9; Leviticus 20:15–16; Matthew 5:28). Christian parents should be actively involved in all aspects of their children’s education, especially in areas that compromise Scripture. Parents should be aware of what their children are learning and correct any misinformation given to their children. They should also educate their children in such a way as to equip the children to discern biblical truth from cultural error. God holds parents responsible for the upbringing of their children (Ephesians 6:4), not schools, churches, or governments.Many parents find the topic of sexuality awkward and embarrassing, but it doesn’t need to be. Parents should begin when the children are very young, speaking matter-of-factly with preschoolers about their bodies and how men and women are made differently. Those conversations transition naturally into more complex areas as the child matures. It is important that a child knows he can talk to mom or dad about anything that confuses him.Sexual information bombards us from every direction, so these parent-child conversations must begin very early. Before parents allow a school system to instruct in sexuality or morality, they must be sure their children have already learned the truth. It is then crucial to stay abreast of what the children are learning and how they are applying their knowledge. Keeping a constant, open dialogue with one’s children is a key to staying in charge of what they are learning. When parents are proactive in their children’s instruction, those children have a basis upon which to recognize and reject errors that the world promotes as truth. unquote How should a Christian view sex education? | GotQuestions.org

Colonialism has been a great benefit to everyone as it brought the benefits of modern society. A few things of great benefit are health care, education, technologies and comforts such as motor vehicles, power tools, hand tools of all kinds, logging and sawmills, home construction, ships, aircraft, and government institutions that brought law and order to society. Also the modern age brought smart phones, cable TV and computers that provide knowledge, education, and entertainment. Also jobs that pay enough to afford all these luxuries we enjoy. And of course the Bible and gospel, without which there is no salvation.

This may be true. I am not going to get into a slinging match on the subject of sexual abuse because it has nothing to do with the topic and is pointless in this discussion. All I can tell is the Bible does not condone sexual abuse in any form. There are millions of Christians in the world that attend hundreds of thousands of churches in many countries. Most would oppose and condemn sexual abuse. The fact that there are sexual abuse cases in many parts of society has been known for decades. Just how prevalent it is difficult to say. I don't condone it. But it is really not related to the subject of porn in school libraries. It does not support the argument against teaching young kids sexual orientation, gender identity, or even about sex. The issue of sexual abuse in society is a serious problem. But exposing kids to the kind of sex education that is being taught these day is another problem itself.

I see the real problem Canada has is a spiritual one. This affects government and society in every way from crime to everyday life for everyone in every walk of life to politics at every level. Israel did not listen to it's prophets, persecuted them and martyred some and as a result Israel suffered the consequences. What about Canada? Can Canada expect to build a nation based on paganism, secular humanism, liberalism, etc. and not suffer the consequences? I don't think so. "How many are very careless in the affairs of their souls! Not considering what we do know in religion, does us as much harm, as ignorance of what we should know. The wickedness was universal. Here is a comparison taken from a sick and diseased body. The distemper threatens to be mortal. From the sole of the foot even to the head; from the meanest peasant to the greatest peer, there is no soundness, no good principle, no religion, for that is the health of the soul. Nothing but guilt and corruption; the sad effects of Adam's fall. This passage declares the total depravity of human nature. While sin remains unrepented, nothing is done toward healing these wounds, and preventing fatal effects. Jerusalem was exposed and unprotected, like the huts or sheds built up to guard ripening fruits. These are still to be seen in the East, where fruits form a large part of the summer food of the people. But the Lord had a small remnant of pious servants at Jerusalem. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. The evil nature is in every one of us; only Jesus and his sanctifying Spirit can restore us to spiritual health." This is an explanation of the beginning of the Old Testament book written by the prophet Isaiah in Chapter One verses 1 to 9. This was concerning Judah (a country or part of Israel) and Jerusalem, their capital. However, it is easy to see how this also would apply to Canada.