Hmm. Perhaps I received unfounded/biased information about what the NCC was/is. I've heard tell that a large part of their funding comes from fundies. Libertarian, eh? Time to do some more digging.
I'm not saying 3rd Wavers have infiltrated politics to anywhere near the extent of our neighbours to the south; but from what I here there has been an an appreciable increase in Christian lobby presence in Ottawa, and Christian *youth* presence in those campaigns too. The youth part is what scares me more. Maybe.
There is a fine line between Christian lobbying that is for the good of all and Christian lobbying that only really benefits Christians (and even the benefits to Christians are debatable, depending on the policy we're talking about...); more often than not, these groups are only thinking of themselves.
It's an impossible ideological divide: they want a country run like the bible and their dogma commands, whereas we should want a country where each of us can *choose* to live a lifestyle that meshes with our spiritual path.
Erecting laws to stop sin doesn't stop people from choosing to sin, it just makes it illegal.
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Date: 2008-10-18 05:45 am (UTC)I'm not saying 3rd Wavers have infiltrated politics to anywhere near the extent of our neighbours to the south; but from what I here there has been an an appreciable increase in Christian lobby presence in Ottawa, and Christian *youth* presence in those campaigns too. The youth part is what scares me more. Maybe.
There is a fine line between Christian lobbying that is for the good of all and Christian lobbying that only really benefits Christians (and even the benefits to Christians are debatable, depending on the policy we're talking about...); more often than not, these groups are only thinking of themselves.
It's an impossible ideological divide: they want a country run like the bible and their dogma commands, whereas we should want a country where each of us can *choose* to live a lifestyle that meshes with our spiritual path.
Erecting laws to stop sin doesn't stop people from choosing to sin, it just makes it illegal.
Sigh.
I'm being random. Sorry.