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Forty-One Thousand

January 22, 2013   |   Author: Jim Hnatiuk   |   Volume 20    Issue 4  
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Consider the attention given in recent weeks to the Idle No More movement and in recent years to the pro-abortion cause, to the advocates for gay issues, and the promoters of radical Islam. These groups represent issues that are worlds apart but do you recognize what they have in common? The answer is that all of these entities have been able to unite their people for a specific cause and in doing so have attracted the attention of the nation. They have used a variety of means, some lawful, some unlawful, to motivate and engage the people they claim to represent. Often their public profile has had a belligerent, demanding tone that challenges existing law.

For instance, public focus on the tiny community of Attawapiskat, has again triggered radical action by people from many of Canada’s over 600 aboriginal jurisdictions. They have rallied and marched; they have closed down major highways and blocked rail lines. Most of us remember Oka, Caledonia, and Ipperwash, scenes of confrontation and violence. Yet Idle No More participants have come together with determination and persistence for a cause they support.

The Pope’s message last week was abruptly interrupted by the screams of an organized protest involving half-naked gay women holding up crude signage telling the Pontiff to “Shut Up.” Where did they come from? What motivated them to travel to that event to display such rudeness?

Have you ever attended a peaceful prolife march only to have a “prochoice” advocate screaming in your face yet refusing to discuss the issues? I have.

Let’s look at what’s happening in the public schools in Toronto: Muslim prayer times where all girls are openly segregated to the back of the class and those who are menstruating required to be present but not allowed to participate. In those same Toronto schools, if you’re not sure of your gender on any particular school day you can now use the bathroom of your choice. Both of these “modern trends” are the result of aggressive lobbying by organized and unrelenting pressure groups.

In contrast, let’s consider organizations such as Campaign Life Coalition, The Gideons, Exodus, Knights of Columbus, ARPA, Jesus to the Nations, Catholic Women’s League, 4MyCanada, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform, and I am sure you can think of many more. What does this second grouping of organizations have in common? What they have in common, of course, is the Judeo-Christian cause, their support for family and the sanctity of human life and the more peaceful means by which they demonstrate and lobby for change.

So who’s winning the war? Hmmm!

Anyone paying attention to the state of our nation can testify to the fact that our governments, educational systems, and judiciary are actually opposing anything Judeo-Christian in principle. I haven’t heard that our Prime Minister has called a meeting to hear the demands of the approximately 20,000 prolifers who attended the March for Life in Ottawa in 2012. Perhaps the quiet, respectful approach doesn’t carry the same clout as strident screams coupled with dangerous antics.

Some have suggested to me that we in the Christian Heritage Party should abandon our goals because our chances are too remote, as if to suggest that peaceful requests are actually achieving the sought-after change. I answer by informing them that CHP Canada is the vehicle that will provide the mechanism for change and not just another organization calling for change.

Whether you agree or not with their motives, the First Nations “Idle No More” call to action is an excellent illustration of the effectiveness of combining one’s forces in solidarity.

If the groups based in the Judeo-Christian tradition mentioned above were to rally around what they have in common they could easily and swiftly achieve their aims. Just imagine the impact! That commonality, of course, is the fact that their issues are connected to protecting some aspect of our nation’s Judeo-Christian heritage.

The CHP is a political party that represents a solid set of values that will peaceably restore the Judeo-Christian heritage of Canada. This goal is shared by the many groups who are working so hard and in so many ways to restore morality to Canadian society. So, why should we be so divided? Why not present a united front and a common call to action?

The following facts I know to be true. The Judeo-Christian army must learn to nurse its own wounded, repent of its infighting, and avoid taking offence with one other. We need to learn how to set aside our differences to unite as one force.

The fact that there are about 41,000 different Christian denominations worldwide speaks volumes about our ability to work as a team. I wonder if anyone has counted all the duplicated, well-intentioned lobbies and ministries. It is a well-known fact that a house divided cannot stand, yet thousands of lobby groups, churches, and ministries continue to multiply their efforts and divide their resources, all praying separately for a solution to the disintegration of our culture.

I got involved with CHP Canada because I came to realize that only the CHP provides that political solution. Each of these various organizations and ministries has its own special role, its own niche to fill; the Christian Heritage party was created not to be another lobby group but to provide a single political vehicle to help Canadians nationwide restore our Judeo-Christian heritage. We have heard the reasoning and the excuses from people in various organizations and churches telling us why they don’t want to get behind the CHP. I’m asking you—if you’re one of those who has resisted the call to serve together—to swallow hard and lay down your excuses as I did. Join me in presenting a united front because, in my mind, losing this war isn’t an option. The price of remaining divided is far too great.

The CHP is relentlessly organizing, building, and preparing. And we’re waiting! Waiting for you!!

Approach your organization, your church, your family, and your friends. Be the catalyst that ignites a movement that will shake this nation. Claiming to be non-partisan is music to the ears of those who oppose our cause. Join CHP today, contribute to CHP today, and tomorrow your children, and their children after them, will thank you for it! United we stand; divided we fall.

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