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Liberals Advance Bill That Could Criminalize Quoting The Bible As Hate Speech

Liberals Advance Bill That Could Criminalize Quoting The Bible As Hate Speech

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Canada is barreling toward a chilling new reality where quoting certain Bible passages could be treated as a criminal hate speech offense. Bill C-9, the so-called Combatting Hate Act, cleared the House of Commons on March 25 and now moves to the Senate.  Critics say the legislation guts a decades-old legal safeguard that protected sincere religious expression, handing prosecutors new tools to target Christians and other believers who dare reference holy texts on topics like sexuality. ? Canada just criminalized the Bible.Bill C-9 has passed. Quoting Scripture on marriage, sin, or God’s design for sexuality can now be prosecuted as “wilful promotion of hatred.” Do you support free speech? A. YesB. No pic.twitter.com/jskW38sNTl — ??? Karoline Leavitt (@WHLeavitt) April 2, 2026 The bill, introduced last September by Liberal Justice Minister and Attorney General Sean Fraser, eliminates sections 319(3)(b) and 319(3.1)(b) of the Canadian Criminal Code. Those provisions had long stated that a person could not be convicted of hate speech if they “expressed or attempted to establish by an …

Minnesota bill would criminalize sports, political, and disaster prediction markets in state

Minnesota bill would criminalize sports, political, and disaster prediction markets in state

Published by skeptic

Minnesota lawmakers are moving to outlaw prediction markets that let users trade on real-world events. A new proposal in the state Senate would make it a felony to run, promote, or help facilitate platforms where people place financial positions on outcomes such as sports games, elections, disasters, or even deaths. The bill, Senate File 4511, was introduced Monday (March 16) and immediately sent to the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee for consideration. The measure is sponsored by Sens. John Marty, Jordan Rasmusson, Mary Kunesh, Erin Maye Quade, and Matt Klein. Lawmakers wrote it as an amendment to Minnesota’s existing gambling statutes. The proposal rewrites part of the law defining what qualifies as a bet and then adds a new section aimed directly at prediction market platforms and related businesses. Prediction markets face widening political scrutiny across the US amid new Minnesota proposal Under the bill, a transaction would be illegal if its value “depends on the outcome of future events” tied to certain categories. These include athletic competitions, casino-style contests, political races, or events …