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Perhaps that word was used by the Nazis too when they killed mentally ill people. The word compassion is greatly misused when it is applied to assisted suicide. The word has no place or relevance to the issue of MAID. But I'm sure that Satan loves the use of the word. It can be used to cover terrible evils and crimes against humanity. Maybe China even used the word when they put thousands of people in concentrations camps. Maybe the Nazis used the word when they put the Jews in the gas chambers. Who knows, maybe they thought they were compassionate in saving society from the scourge of the Jews in Europe. Maybe the Russians think they are compassionate in their invasion of the Ukraine by saving Russia from the threat of the Nazis in the Ukraine. I'm convinced all the pro choice or abortion people, mainly Democrats and Liberals/NDP think they are being compassionate for women when they support them in having abortions. Kill the baby and be compassionate to the mothers.

Assisted suicide within the MAID program has been legalized in 2016. If you are not aware of the MAID program, why are you commenting under this topic? Yes, Bible fundamentalists like myself think it is very wrong. You don't seem to understand there is a difference between suicide when one kills himself and having a doctor kill him. That is called MAID. I already told you suicide is not illegal, but MAID has to be within the legal framework. Both are wrong and are Satanic. You sound like you are complaining because you can't have a friend kill you. You need help man. Get some counseling. A man is being charged with criminal offenses now for sending poison in the mail to various people in the world to help them kill themselves. Of course that is illegal. We live in a country that still believes it is wrong for someone to kill someone else. Yet you think that is ok and want it to be totally legal for anyone to kill anyone else at their request? Wow. Get help. Go see a Protestant pastor and read the King James Bible.

The Liberal government's legalizing assisted suicide I think will prove to be one of the most disastrous failures in their government much like the present disastrous failure of legalizing hard drugs. "It is hard for us to miss the unpleasant conclusion that in key areas where questions of public health and ethics intersect, this country, whose governments are so full of ostentation in touting their good intentions and putting on the airs of the bioethical pioneer, has got almost everything wrong. Not only that, it is also secretive about its failings and childishly stubborn in clinging to policies that don’t work. " Conrad Black: Free hard drugs for addicts a catastrophic Liberal failure (msn.com) More than ten thousand people a year have chosen assisted suicide in Canada and it will increase significantly with the expansion of who can request it to include people with mental problems, even depression. Who doesn't get depressed now and then about life. Life is a struggle for many people. Particularly vulnerable to the new law will be homeless people, people struggling with addictions, drug addicts, alcoholics, marital problems, and people struggling with putting food on the table. Yes, all these people could choose MAID as the system widens it's coverage. Of course some will view it as a way to save society a lot of expense to care for the homeless and people with medical problems.

There has never been any law against suicide in Canada. Suicide is wrong and immoral but it has never been illegal. There is a difference between suicide and legalized killing of a patient by a medical person (I won't say professional because that would be an abuse of the word "professional".) Canada has been a democratic country since its beginning. There is no such thing in any democratic country or anywhere else to do whatever you wish. There are laws against many things. There is no such thing as absolute free choice to do anything. The government just brought in a new law in about 2016 to allow doctors to kill people who have signed a form to be killed. Canada is one of the few countries in the world to do this. The other several hundred countries in the world do not recognize such a practice. There is no such law is the rest of the world. Only in immoral and depraved Canada and one or two other places. If you do not respect other people's right to hold religious beliefs you have a problem. Our whole system is build on Judeo-Christian culture and beliefs. Democracy and human rights are based on Christian beliefs. The rest of the non-Christian world does not respect human rights.

Nonsense. I don't derail threads. Nothing stops you from speaking. I see comments under almost every subject that diverge into all kinds of other directions. So it depends how you define "derailing". You are very selective in what you call derailing. If one diverts into personal attacks endlessly like you do instead of talking about the actual subject, of course you would not call that derailing. You think I have no right right to speak my views because they are from a religious or biblical perspective. Everyone comes from a certain ideological perspective. That is just a fact. Also, every thread could be said to be derailed because comments frequently are far from the actual subject. That is normal on the forum. The Roman church persecuted Bible believers for centuries with the Inquisition. You have a similar attitude to the Inquisitors. You think you are some kind of policeman or controller of speech.

No sir, My views are tied to the Bible and I don't leave them at the door when I enter the forum. They are not "personal subjects" as you call them. Satan, the grand deceiver, has deceived you into thinking God and his revelation have no place in public discourse. You are wrong. That is Satan's line. Satan is the accuser of Bible believers. I understand where you're coming from. But I will not bow to that idea. You are free to talk about whatever you wish and I will as well. This particular subject medical assistance in dying is absolutely a biblical issue and the most important thing that can be said about it is what the Bible says which in essence, is to condemn medically-assisted suicide.

"In a monarchy, the Crown is an abstract concept or symbol that represents the state and its government. In a constitutional monarchy such as Canada, the Crown is the source of non-partisan sovereign authority. It is part of the legislative, executive and judicial powers that govern the country. Under Canada’s system of responsible government, the Crown performs each of these functions on the binding advice, or through the actions of, members of Parliament, ministers or judges. As the embodiment of the Crown, the monarch — currently King Charles III — serves as head of state. The King and his vice-regal representatives — the governor general at the federal level and lieutenant-governors provincially — possess what are known as prerogative powers; they can be made without the approval of another branch of government, though they are rarely used. The King and his representatives also fulfill ceremonial functions as Head of State." The Crown is a central part of the Canadian system of government. Crown | The Canadian Encyclopedia

"The monarchy of Canada is Canada's form of government embodied by the Canadian sovereign and head of state. It is one of the key components of Canadian sovereignty and sits at the core of Canada's constitutional federal structure and Westminster-style parliamentary democracy.[6] The monarchy is the foundation of the executive (King-in-Council), legislative (King-in-Parliament), and judicial (King-on-the-Bench) branches of both federal and provincial jurisdictions.[10] The current king of Canada is Charles III, who has reigned since 8 September 2022.[17] Although the person of the sovereign is shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations, each country's monarchy is separate and legally distinct.[23] As a result, the current monarch is officially titled King of Canada and, in this capacity, he and other members of the royal family undertake public and private functions domestically and abroad as representatives of Canada. However, the monarch is the only member of the royal family with any constitutional role. " Monarchy of Canada - Wikipedia

I could say something but I know you go bonkers every time I say anything. But now I am not going to stop talking about God or the Bible because I believe that is what God wants me to do. You see, I don't belong to this world system any more. You might, but I don't. I belong to my Lord and Creator of this universe. This is wonderful technology he gave us. I am perfectly fine with the way I talk about what I believe. Please don't try to silence me. We do live in a land of freedom of speech. So please don't try to control what I say.

Fair enough. I would miss you if you disappear or cut me off. You are one of the more reasonable people to talk to. Some throw insults and name calling. You are much more reasonable to communicate with. It would be sad if you stopped communicating. Don't worry about my talking about God. It won't cause any harm to you. There are some guys on here that go completely bonkers. Can't understand why. Anyway hang in there. When I talk about God it is only for a good purpose.

By the way, if someone blocks me, I am still able to reply to comments that person makes. Blocking me does not stop me from commenting on any comment someone makes on a topic and I will continue to comment.

If you prefer listening to evil things that will guarantee a place in hell rather than truth and righteousness and what God has said in his revelation, the Holy Bible, then it is truly tragic..........not for me, but for yourself. Sad that truth hurts so much. I wished I had someone correct me when I was growing up.

Cursing at Christians and Bible believers won't win you any favour in a free and somewhat democratic western country like Canada. That kind of thing needs to be investigated by authorities. It sounds like a threat.

MAID basically is having someone else commit murder of someone. Are you telling us everyone has a right to have someone murder them if they so choose? That is what MAID is. A doctor or medical person is employed to murder someone who requested MAID. Historically this kind of thing would have been considered as criminal. Not in the new woke Canada that now leads the world in legalizing immorality and murder.

Several things Pierre Poilievre should consider getting rid of if he wins the next election: Sell the CBC and stop funding television or media, abolish the Liberal laws that give the CRTC all the power they have now, and abolish the federal Human Rights Tribunal which are just a woke tribunal. Abolish the Liberal laws to control the internet and freedom of the press or speech. If people have a legitimate issue they can go to regular courts which is where they should be dealt with anyway.

No, there is absolutely no control on the telephone. Main television channels are paid off by the Trudeau government and are somewhat beholden to them. Radio I don't know about. The CRTC does control who gets a radio or television licence and requires Canadian content. So we are somewhat like a Commie country in that sense.

Maybe send them to China to join the Uighurs in their concentration camps, right?

The only defense against Satan is really faith in Jesus Christ and his written revelation, in English, the King James Bible. Otherwise a person is really entirely defenseless and he has them wrapped around his finger.

Yes. Please do.

This article reveals how the monarchists league in Canada sent a strong letter to the GG criticizing her for her comments on the eve of the Coronation of King Charles III. "Canadian monarchists have sent a strongly worded letter to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon chastising her for suggesting recently that there may need to be "conversations" about a future without the royals — and taking note of King Charles's unpopularity. In a May 10 letter, Robert Finch, the dominion chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada, said it was "unbelievable" that Simon, the King's representative in Canada, would question the future of the institution and the likability of the sovereign on the eve of his coronation." Monarchist group blasts the Governor General for commenting on King Charles's unpopularity (msn.com) As I recall the last person Trudeau picked for the GG job left in disgrace. Is Trudeau capable of picking the right people for the job?

That is exactly the point I made in the articles I quoted last night. Satan wants people to believe he does not exist. How else could he operate and deceive people if they believed he existed? It serves his purpose perfectly when people claim they don't believe in God or Satan. Then they are open to believe anything that originates from man's fallen, corrupt mind such as the idea that everyone should be free to do their own thing no matter what. Or to believe as you said, that life is not sacred and humans are just a glob of chemicals. That kind of stuff comes from Darwinism or secular humanist thinking and Satan loves it. It is all part of his plan to take as many people to hell as he can.

Canada is basically a heathen nation. All this assisted dying (or killing) is an abomination is the sight of God. Could be partly a result of the deadly influence of Romanism although many Romanists would oppose euthanasia. Quebec is 95% Catholic; yet the high medical authorities in Quebec are calling for Euthanasia of babies born with defects. Also it was a Quebec judge who ruled MAID must be provided to people with mental illness and the federal government did not appeal it to the Supreme Court. The thing about Romanism is it does not place God's written revelation, the Bible, as the final authority. It makes the Roman church the final authority which creates a confused kind of moral vacuum. It is not really Biblical Christianity. Yet many of our leaders are part of that system. They are the ones promoting abortion and assisted suicide.

Wow! Here is an example of how the arch deceiver, Satan himself, has deceived you. That is exactly the kind of thing he would say. He opposes God and wants everyone to believe there is no God and that we are all just an accident of the chemicals. That is total nonsense of course. The universe and life is extremely complex and required an infinitely intelligent designer-Creator, we call God. Even the simplest cell is enormously complex with long strings of DNA information in it. Information like that doesn't just happen by chance. It required an intelligent designer Creator to produce it and put the information there. You need re-think all this and read the King James Bible. You would be far better off to listen to what God says in his written revelation than to listen to anything atheists or agnostics tell you. They are also deceived by the great deceiver, Satan. "All true Christians would agree that life is the most precious gift that human beings have been given. Just the chance to be alive on this earth and play a part in the grand scheme of God’s eternal plan is a privilege indeed. The Bible clearly teaches that all life is of infinite value, regardless of its duration or quality, because all human beings are made in the image of God. Yet, despite this, there are times when life becomes so difficult or unbearable that people have tried to deal with these problems without God’s guidance and leading. Seeing a loved one suffer, where a doctor has pronounced there is no hope for them to live, is one of those issues." Canada has started down this road. It is a slippery slope. We are already seeing the consequences as MAID is being expanded to include mentally ill or anyone who might be depressed one day and decide it is time to end their life. I believe a medical association or medical professional in Quebec is even calling for euthanasia of babies who are born with certain medical issues. This just demonstrates how slippery a slope this is. It is becoming more like the Nazis Third Reich or Stalin's Communist Russia. "We are not to murder each other, or ourselves. God created human beings in His image and each of us carries within us the potential to overcome the evil in this world. If we are Christians, we no longer belong to ourselves, but to God. We are overseers of our bodies and our lives (which belong to Him), and we are responsible to guard that which has been entrusted to us. Euthanasia is a grievous sin that seriously hurts both the heart of God and others as well. Jesus is the great Healer and Miracle Worker and when we take matters into our own hands, we deny the power of God." What the Bible Says About Euthanasia - Bible Resources

I have to disagree. Life is sacred. The Holy Scriptures make it clear that our bodies belong to God. He created us and is the only one who has the right to decide when it is time to die. Therefore mercy killing is contrary to God's commandment "thou shalt not kill". "The God of the Bible is a God of life, not death. All forms of euthanasia, also known as mercy killing and assisted suicide, are considered the same as acts of murder in the Bible. Saving someone from pain is not a reason to kill them, nor is it lawful to kill oneself to save oneself from pain. God has made a way for us to overcome sickness, suffering and pain by His death on the cross. He has promised deliverance and healing to all that come to Him in faith. When someone is a party to taking another’s life, it is a direct act of not only murder, but idolatry as well, for they assume the role of God. The Bible says in: I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. Deuteronomy 30:19-20 According to these scriptures, it is God who gives us life and sets the length of our days according to His plans for us, and our response to that plan. When any human being chooses death for another and does not try to preserve life, it is murder. That is also the reason that abortion is murder as well. When a woman chooses to destroy her own child, she chooses death for that baby and is guilty of breaking the sixth commandment found in Exodus 20:13: “Thou shalt not kill.” What the Bible Says About Euthanasia - Bible Resources

So you are saying government can control the media and speech on the basis of some kind of superior "information mechanics"? Why do you trust the government to be the mediator of what everyone and what media broadcasts? That is like trusting Orwell's 1984 Big Brother.