To: <darwin@atheists.net>
Subject: mmmmmmm and more mmmmmm
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:39:23 -0800

Dear Mr. Atheists.......
 
I see your point, I myself have read the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and yes there was many references about God being the Canada's god.  But however, before Canada became a dominion by the grace of the queen of England so our forefathers can have the right to govern our country, even though our government was only given Limited control, until the New Westminster Statutes......But even through The New West Stats we still have to have a governor General....so we still have Limited control to run our own country, we so called Canadian's were fucked over. And take a good look at the BNA which came before the New Westminster Statutes,   But know I am leaving the subject. I better stop before this email becomes 5 pages long.........
 
This way of thinking had came form the United States when the first Americans had came into Canada someware in the 1400's, During this time there was more then one religion being practice in upper and lower Canada.  (Please keep in mind that the first settlers to the states, were shunned in there home lands and in order to practice there religion without the fear of being murdered. they had left there home country)  Our Charter of Rights and freedoms had reflect Canada's people faith in their god.  Know in the preamble that you quoted the only supreme being that was mentioned was god.  Have you ever thought about why the name of Jesus was never mentioned?  
 
It is really simple.......There was more than one religion in Canada, and each religion that was being practice during this time   would have been at  civil war with each other.  No body would ever agree to the Charter of Rights and Freedom if all the religions had the right to call Jesus the Supreme God. Canada and The USA practice common law---president cases---the only province that is different in Canada was Quebec---they practice codification (Roman law), How ever the founding religions for the French and the British were completely different, Now please keep in mind that I am only thinking about the what you have claimed in your opening paragraph in regards to the preamble.
 
Now it has been a long while since I have read the Charter and its affiliated amendments--I cannot remember when some of the references relating to god were removed or let alone what statute that is .....But in Gods place the amendment the noun relegion replaced the noun God.  This way that the people who did not practice Christianity were about to legally practice there religion in a manor that they see fit for them selves.  Just like you practice Atheisiziem, and I am very impartial to all forms of religion.  I don't care what form of religion my co-workers, my affiliated friends and close friends practice.  Just as long that they do not try to convert me...I am a very happy camper.  I now that our government had gave them there most basic right.
 
But what would you think that would happen if the Original Charter of Rights and Freedoms never mentioned God or religion?  What if our government told us that they could not add Religion in to the Charter.  This is a right that we as Human Beings have practicing for how knows how long and really it does not matter how we practice or to what god.....This would be an infringement.....If every one lost this most basic right to practice what ever form of religion we wanted to practice then  we let the government take the next closes thing the normally goes hand in hand with religion-is the right to speak our minds independitaly and a natrual person. You do know that Atheiazim is a form of religion. so if you could not practice this form of religion thenYes, you would loose your right to voice your personal beleifs and I would not be responding to what you told the wold that you honitsly beleave in ...Just like I would loose my right to impartial to all forms of religion. 
 
We as a people are slowly loosing our rights, but because people are to busy arguing over what form of god is the right god to warship all over the world.....We do not have the time to see what our governments are slowly doing to us.  If we can respect people and let others have their most basic right to practice religion in what ever way they wish, but at the same time have them stop calling people sinners because peaple like me and peaple like you do not practice what they do......We would be able to work together and win a lot of rights that we have lost.  But you should be able to respect other peaples belief systems and let them beleave what ever it is that they want to, because you at one time used to beleave in Jesus maby not leteraily but you did regard him as a form of a god because this is something that you were tought as a small child.  I if you ever go into canada's history before the canada became a dominion of Britian.  You should be able to see why thay could not add Jesus.  Chrisianity beleave that Jesus was the supreme god.  So normally you think God, depending on what form of religin that were praciticing you would automatically thing Jesus.  Many forms of Christainanity Beliave that there is only one form of that religion.  There cannot not  
 
Last point--here promise......If Canada was truly a country of its own and that Britain had gave up their colony holder over Canada in the 1930's (just after world war two) then why do we have to have our Acts be endorsed by the gervernal General if were are no longer hafe to have the Queens personal representative sign on behalf of the monarchy.  This some things that most people do not know about, I am sure that you do, because of how you gave up your own personal religios idial and blamed it on the Charter of rights.  As for me I beleave that there is something out there but I can not tell you what it is, because for my self I haven't been able to figure it out.  this is my personal journey and it is very secreate to me.  But I would never let a pease of government act that was tuned in to a very important peace of law take what is very secreate me because they just never put in gods most famous second name.  Why?  How could you let the government and what you feel about our government interfer with what you used to belieave.  To me, It almost looks like that is still new to you (a couple of years at least). 
 
Anyways have a good one.
I know that I did not convince you, but that is not my intention because just like the charter still says....Hay man its your right to beleave in what you want in religion way and it is also your right to voice your opinion about you think.  Just don't let our government take that away from you.  Promise.