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Canada’s Senate in early June approved legislation that removes a decades-old Criminal Code protection for good-faith religious expression based on sacred texts, advancing a measure widely seen by faith communities as a direct threat to the public proclamation of Christian teaching on marriage, sexuality and human nature.

The Combatting Hate Act, known as Bill C-9, cleared the upper house on June 4 by a 45-13 vote, with two abstentions. It now returns to the House of Commons, which passed the bill in March, for final approval of Senate amendments before Royal Assent. Introduced by Justice Minister Sean Fraser, the legislation repeals section 319(3)(b) – a safeguard in place since the 1970s shielding those who, “in good faith”, express opinions on a religious subject or based on belief in a religious text such as the Bible.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879526&forum_id=2),#49978406)