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Can you hear me now?

Words choice words are like weapons they can build another person up or they can tear another person down. My goal is to build you up. When we think about a tragedy there are many ways we can process this information. Psychology has many answers to how the mind works, in times of stress and turmoil people turn to their faith in order to get them through these difficult times. In a country like Canada where there is a very vast array of faith, A personal belief in God will not suffice so to speak in helping one get through the most difficult of times, unless that faith promotes the health and well-being of not just yourself but other people as well. This weekend many people will be worshiping God in the ways that they've been brought up with or the ways that they learned as an adult. To say that all religions lead to God was once a view that, brought comfort to those who may not even have believed in God. The claims of Evangelicalism, nondenominational ism and any other is immersed schism does not reflect the views that we are living in today. I am not advocating the death of religion, I am advocating Christianity.

You may not believe in the claims that the Bible supposes, and that's okay I'm not here to convince you of something against your own will. You may believe that there are other methods to obtain heaven, and rightfully so that is your freedom of religion in this country. But when does freedom of religion no longer become free? When it aims to persecute interiorize those who will not conform to its own faith . I'm not advocating for state religion, but if our state was to have a universal religion which religion with that be? Shirley everyone can't conform to a belief in God, and to redefine this nation's heritage would be a mistake.

Living in a free country with the Constitution means that we are able to practice a religion of choice. Banning the Cults and the isms might not solve the problem, but how about a new constitutional definition of religion? I'm not about to create a new constitutional definition of religion myself. But if that's what it takes to continue to live in a free society I'm all for it. Church ministers and sisters I can see right now getting together any universal convocation in order to define religion in Canada. Might be a good idea to write your member of Parliament about this. In order to sustain freedom of religion in Canada Canada needs to define what religion actually is. That said we can move on with our lives once we defined religion politically. Of course some people will say that church and state separation must be regarded in this matter. But in any democracy where there is a crisis of ideologies, The charter of human rights and freedoms needs to be more specific on what religion actually is. It would mean addressing the Parliament at federal and community levels to sustain a new definition of religion.

In redefining religion we are not redefining our country. All we are doing is saying that if anyone wants to practice religion in Canada they must conform to the laws of our country. This does leave room for isms and schisms and possibly even the Cults. What it leaves out is any religion that is opposed to the state. We don't have to be politically incorrect to do this, all it takes is the national will and trust in the foundations of this country, and it can be done. This is Mike.

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