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Originally Posted by Esaias
What? Sounds like you are saying the church should obey God unless it interferes with "church growth"?
What exactly is the "bottom line" here, I wonder?
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No, in the States it is much more sacrosanct enshrined in your Constitution of Religious freedom. We were governed by the British North America Act that was based in England.
I'm 1982 we repatriated it and created the Canadian Constitution with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. There is a clause that these "Rights' can't be abridged unless what is considered reasonable and necessary. We are not a Republic like you guys.
Everyone in Canada is free to practise any religion or no religion at all. We are also free to express religious beliefs through prayer or by wearing religious clothing for example. However, the Charter also ensures that others also have the right to express their religious beliefs in public.
We’re free to think our own thoughts, speak our minds, listen to views of others and express our opinions in creative ways. We’re also free to meet with anyone we wish and participate in peaceful demonstrations. This includes the right to protest against a government action or institution.
However, these freedoms are not unlimited. There may be limits on how you express your religious beliefs if your way of doing so would infringe on the rights of others or undermine complex public programs and policies.
Now there are some Churches in Alberta and BC with deeper pockets than us that are challenging these lockdowns in Court using the Charter.
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