Tim Bloedow, on his web-site Christian Governance, makes the point that separation of church and state is—to the surprise of militant Secularists—an old Christian idea. Half a millennium ago, theologians argued for disentangling the two institutions, to protect the integrity and the proper realm of authority of each. But they also understood that separation of church and state must not be misunderstood to mean separating morality from government; that can only lead to immoral government!

If Members of Parliament fail to recognize that Canada is founded upon a Christian worldview, we'll lose that heritage, and we'll lose its many benefits. Christianity in public life gave the West hospitals, universities, the principle that all men and women stand equal before the law, the abolition of slavery (in Canada long before either the British Empire or the United States!), and much, much more.

Parliamentarians who say they want to keep religion out of politics are actually the very ones who are mixing it in. If they're serious about separating religion from the state, they must also put a wall between government and all worldviews-like militant Secularism-which seek to superimpose their "religion" onto governmental affairs.

Religions are just paradigms for viewing the world: we can also call them worldviews. Secularism is a worldview. Most think "secular" means "neutral". But in fact, Secularism is the most intolerant religion of all: it seeks to eradicate every other worldview from the public square—especially the Christian faith. Canada's government today exudes the fetid air of aggressive Secularism.

Christianity, on the other hand, has learned over 2,000 years to defend every individual's right to view the world through the lens of whatever faith they choose, as long as it does not impair the same right for others. Franklin D. Roosevelt famously embraced "freedom of religion" among his famous "Four Freedoms".

Islam is also a worldview-one that the Persian poet Omar Khayyam, in his Rubaiyat, described as having "two-and-seventy jarring sects." Can Islam separate its mosque from its state? Not in the militant Wahhabist strain that has caused Professor Samuel Huntingdon to write, "Islam has bloody borders."

Most Muslims in Canada are not Wahhabis; most, like their Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Hindu, Animist and Jewish neighbours, are willing to respect the worldviews of others. That's why it's important to recognize and honour Canadian Muslims like Tarak Fatah and Salim Mansur, who are willing to be critical of Wahhabism's un-Canadian excesses.

There are, however, growing numbers of such radical Islamists which pose an increasing threat to Canadian liberty. The question is, does our present government have the courage to address this very important issue? I doubt it.

Only a government that recognizes the importance of our Judeo-Christian culture will have the courage and conviction to maintain and defend Canada's existing culture. Ottawa's track record of caving in to militant Secularism foreshadows what we can expect when, inevitably, they are confronted with aggressive Islamist demands for Sharia law that violates our Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Today, England, France, the Netherlands, and many other European nations struggle with how—and whether—they can maintain their culture. America is outraged by plans for a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero—but Washington's political establishment has no idea how to respond! And now we hear rumours of a taxpayer-funded mosque to be built in Canada!

A Christian Heritage Party government would defend the principles upon which our Constitution says Canada was established: "Principles which recognize the supremacy of God"—capital 'G': the God of the Bible—"and the rule of law", with respect for the religious liberties of all others who are willing to embrace the same ethic. That's the very foundation of Canada's Judeo-Christian worldview, and all the liberties we have been afforded since Confederation stand on that tradition of mutual respect for the freedoms of all, which is inherent in Canada's Christian heritage.