At a public hearing in Canada recently, a member of the government, who identifies as a Christian, stated that parts of the Bible constitute hate speech.​ This remark was made while changes to strengthen the law in Canada regarding hate speech are moving forward through the legislative process.
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While the member did not foresee making it a criminal offence to possess a Bible, he expressed his view that preaching a message from those parts of the Bible would not be acceptable and could lead to charges being laid.
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Access to the Bible is a great blessing that we must never take for granted.
In this issue, you can learn about how the Bible came to us from words originally written thousands of years ago and why we can have confidence in their reliability.
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At the start of a new year, when we think about how we will use our time, there are perspectives on the benefits of the weekly Bible class as an important mid-week connection point.
