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Date Posted: 09:12:55 12/07/02 Sat
Author: Tony
Author Host/IP: px3nr.wp.shawcable.net / 24.66.94.142
Subject: camp arnes debate
In reply to: William 's message, "This is a phenomenon which I think warrants addressing and concern." on 10:12:00 11/25/02 Mon

You would not believe the situation here in Manitoba.
Several years ago a Winnipeg School Divison trustee (Ms. Barr) took it upon herself as a personal crusade to get
gay lifestyle into the then Winnipeg School Divison # 1's
libraries. As well she wanted "sensitivity training" for
the divison's teachers.
A talk show host in discussing this topic identified Ms. Barr as "having a homosexual agenda".
Ms. Barr sued the radio station. She won the two radio men lost their jobs. The format of the station was changed.
Ms. Barr insisted as part of the judgement that the radio
station publicly apologize TWICE. She was also given an
undisclosed amount of money as a settlement.
|Guess what Ms. Barr did with the money. She proudly donated the money to homosexual charities.
Did she not have a "homosexual agenda". What is wrong with identifying it as such ??
This latest chain of events deals with a residential summer camp on Lake Winnipeg. The camp is called "Camp Arnes"
The summary is that the same school division (Winnipeg
School Division 1) has passed a ruling that no school in the divison can use the camp's facilities. Apparently the reason is that Camp Arnes denied the use of the camp to
a homosexual group.
Stay tuned !!!
Gue

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[> further info regarding "Camp Arnes" -- Tony, 09:18:23 12/07/02 Sat (px3nr.wp.shawcable.net/24.66.94.142)

CHRISTIAN CAMP FACES HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINT

A Mennonite Brethren camp in Manitoba will soon be the target of a human rights complaint because it refuses to rent its facilities to groups that promote homosexuality, the Winnipeg Free Press reported Thursday.

A Winnipeg-based homosexual choir, the Rainbow Harmony Project, says it will file its complaint against Camp Arnes, located north of Gimli on Lake Winnipeg, with the Manitoba Human Rights Commission in a few days. Choir spokeswoman Brenda Froese alleges that when they tried to rent the facility for a winter weekend retreat, they were turned down because the choir does not fit the camp's criteria for prospective guests. According to the Free Press, a camp policy states: "While on the Camp Arnes site, campers, guests and visitors shall refrain from . . . engaging in or promoting/supporting homosexual activity or organizations." The Rainbow Harmony Project - which reportedly "sings songs celebrating gay relationships and struggles for equality" - will argue they were discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation.

In a news release, Manitoba Canadian Alliance MP Vic Toews called on the provincial government to immediately clarify the Manitoba Human Rights Act "to ensure that Canadians' rights to freedom of religion and expression are protected." Toews added that this case underscores the danger religious organizations face from New Democrat MP Svend Robinson's "hate-crimes" legislation, Bill C-250[*5] (formerly Bill C-415). If passed into law, Toews warned, it "will interfere with the right of religious leaders and institutions to communicate and adhere to essential matters of faith." That bill is now before the Commons Justice Committee.

Learn more about C-250, and what you can do about it here.

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