The New Democratic Party of
British Columbia recently refused to designate December as Christian
Heritage Month, with the socialist NDP’s Ministry of Multiculturalism leading
the denial. The newly re-elected British Columbian government rejected the
petition, submitted by the Christian Music Festival of Toronto, via an email
stating in part: “Regretfully, your submission overlaps with other significant
and nationally recognized statutory holidays celebrating the Christian faith,
notably Christmas. Further to this, British Columbia recognizes additional days
celebrating the Christian faith throughout the year for the general public,
such as Good Friday/Easter.”
Yet that does not matter in the
least when other religion’s holidays and recognition is concerned. British
Columbia recognizes various other heritage months, including Tamil Heritage
Month (January), Black History Month (February), Sikh Heritage Month (April),
Asian Heritage Month (May), Italian Heritage Month (June), National Indigenous
History Month (June), Polish Heritage Month (September), German Heritage Month
(October), and Hindu Heritage Month (November). But Christian Heritage
Month can’t cut the mustard, which is particularly unusual in that, according to
the 2021 census, 53.3% of Canadians identified as Christian, whereas only 2.1%
identified as Sikhs and 2.3% as Hindu. 4.9% of those surveyed practiced Islam.
34.6% professed no religion at all.
In the U.S., January is National
Oatmeal Month, while March is International Black Women In Jazz & The Arts
Month. June is loaded up with overlapping observations, recognitions, and
celebrations, as it is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Haitian Heritage
Month, and Jewish American Heritage Month. And, of course, most famously of
all, it is PRIDE! Month. But Christian Heritage Month is right out, a
non-starter, a bridge too far.
In 2001, 77.1% of Canucks
identified as Christian, so, just as in America, the number of Christians there
is dwindling fast. Possibly because it is becoming illegal to adhere to the
Christian faith. Case in point: government lawyers are seeking a potential one-year jail sentence for a Calgary pastor who was charged with
criminal harassment and breach of bail conditions—and fined $500-- for grousing
about drag queen story hours targeting children at public libraries. Egad! What
kind of a monster would be insufficiently supportive of grown men flouncing
around in women’s underwear in front of young children?
The “New Democratic Party” of British
Columbia/Canada? Well, we’ve got a new Democratic Party in the United States,
as well—and it is just as out of touch and anti-Christian as the one to our
north. (See also, Kamala Harris, AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashid Tlaib, Tampon Timmy
Walz, Gavin “Brylcreem” Newsome, et. al.)
If the recent election is any guide,
it seems a majority of Americans have become sick of the “new” Democratic Party
with its desire to divide us and mock our history and traditions. So, they
threw the bums out.
Here’s hoping Canadians, always
polite, can soon find the backbone to do the same.
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