Church and state

[prillalar]

To wax political, or perhaps patriotic for a moment, I was heartened by this article in the Globe and Mail.

The federal government will not water down legislation allowing same-sex marriage, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien insisted Tuesday, admitting that he is praying for his soul but has to act on behalf of all Canadians.

"We want to legalize the union of homosexuals," he said after a meeting of his cabinet, which has shown signs of the dissent reflected in the wider Liberal caucus.

He said that he has heard accusations from Roman Catholic leaders that he risks eternal damnation but feels that the division between church and state is necessary and that he must act in the best interests of all Canadians, not just his fellow Catholics.

Now I don't know just how devout a Catholic Chrétien is, but his public statement that his faith is separate from his role as our leader makes me proud.

Yay Canada!

Comments

equality for all but Albertans, you mean

[troutkitty.livejournal.com]

And the thing is, I was never actually planning on going through with a commitment thing-a-ma-bob, but we've got the entire province in the letters to the editor saying stupid-assed. The Calgary Sun is even said this morning, "It's not bigotry to not want gays to 'marry'" as if the very word marriage in its pure form cannot be used to describe what those filthy animals want to do to each other. My mother works for a woman's shelter, my elder sister as a child social worker and my youngest sister works for a group home. All of them prove day after day there is nothing sacred about marriage to a great many people.

Grrr.

Barb G.

Re: equality for all but Albertans, you mean

[prillalar]

Grr indeed. I grew up in Alberta and I'm glad I don't live there now.

Here's hoping King Ralph and all the rest get smacked upside the head and see reason.