In this episode, we will review the Durham Catholic District School Board's May 25, 2021 policy regarding the display of the Canadian flag and the Holy Cross in public schools. We will also review the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the case of Lacrosse v.
00:01:00.000Let's review the Durham Catholic District School Board policy, PO 424.
00:01:05.000The purpose of this policy is to establish a protocol consistent with the practices recommended by the Government of Canada for applying and displaying a flag.
00:01:14.000Let's review important requirements of this policy.
00:01:19.000According to Section 6.2, every school and every administrative office of the Board, in accordance with the administrative procedures attended to this policy,
00:01:28.000A, shall fly daily both the National Flag of Canada and the Provincial Flag of Ontario, where two flag poles exist.
00:01:35.000B, shall display permanently, within its premises, the National Flag of Canada, the Provincial Flag of Ontario, and the Flag of the Holy See, Vatican Flag.
00:01:46.000Now, I want to bring to your attention also to Section 7.1 sources, and let's explore the sources cited in this policy.
00:01:54.000According to Durham Catholic District School Board policy, PO 424, Section 6.2a and b, it accurately reflects the same in the Ontario Education Act.
00:02:11.000On a flag pole, it clearly states, the national flag will always be flown on its own flag pole with a sleeve nearest to the pole.
00:02:21.000It is improper to fly the national flag with another flag of any type on the same flag pole.
00:02:27.000Interestingly enough, I must point out that the Durham Catholic District Schools with only one flag pole on their premises are violating Section 6.2a of their PO 424 policy by flying both our national flag and the pride flag during the month of June together on the same flag pole.
00:02:47.000Furthermore, this policy is also being violated according to the Government of Canada's protocols, as it is improper to fly the national flag with another flag of any type on the same flag pole.
00:02:59.000Please consider why policy PO 424 was not reviewed, questioned or consulted during the May 25, 2021 board meeting, as it was never brought up in the 96-page memorandum.
00:03:34.000When the state adheres to a belief, it is not merely expressing an opinion on the subject.
00:03:39.000It is creating a hierarchy of beliefs and casting doubt on the value of those it does not share.
00:03:45.000It is also ranking the individuals who hold such beliefs.
00:03:48.000By expressing no preference, the state ensures that it preserves a neutral public space that is free of discrimination and in which true freedom to believe or not to believe is enjoyed by everyone equally.
00:04:01.000The Canadian media report to my reading.
00:04:02.000School boards, municipalities and businesses decided against flying the flag based on either duty of state neutrality or on Christian beliefs.
00:04:12.000Now, for further consideration, please listen to the following undeniable truth and reasoning from Lori Mueller.
00:04:21.000I have to address some policies that will overlook.
00:04:22.000I will be focusing on faith-based and moral issues that have been set aside as a result of approving this motion.
00:04:35.000Let's review policy development and implementation, specifically the introduction.
00:04:40.000The Board recognizes and accepts the authority of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church in respecting matters of faith and morals as it is entitled to do.
00:04:48.000An established process for the development and review of Board policies will ensure that policies clearly reflect the intent of the Board and are aligned with the faith, traditions, beliefs and teachings of the Catholic Church.
00:05:09.000The Archdiocese's letter, submitting May 4, 2021, is a biblical alternative to raising the pride flag, the cross, an appropriate symbol that reflects the Christian faith and is already displayed in Catholic school.
00:05:25.000And another aspect of the letter is parental choice.
00:05:29.000Parents make a clear choice when they decide that their children will attend a Catholic school.
00:05:33.000They rightly expect that trustees, principals, teachers will ensure that Catholic teaching is presented, lived, and infused in all that we do.
00:06:00.000The letter points out that rather than flying the pride flag, the symbol that causes division in our society, it would be wise to only fly the Canadian flag.
00:06:11.000In reference to the memorandum in question, the contents of section 23, 5, 8 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church requires closer examination.
00:06:22.000Referring to people who are homosexual, the Catechism asserts that they must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity.
00:06:29.000Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided.
00:06:34.000However, this acceptance must not be done in a manner that upholds pure biblical doctrine as opposed to suppressing facts and misguiding people regarding God's righteous standards.
00:06:48.000Section 23, 5, 8 also includes, these persons are called to fulfill God's will in their lives, and if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.
00:07:03.000It's God's will that you should be sanctified, that you should avoid sexual immorality, that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honourable.
00:07:13.000The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins.
00:07:20.000The Catechism states as well, under section Chastity and Homosexuality, 2, 3, 5, 7, basing itself on sacred scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts as acts of evil.
00:07:32.000Tradition has always declared that homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.
00:07:58.000According to the section Get to Know Your Trustees from the Catholic District School Board website, all trustees have learned a new comment to provide quality Catholic education.
00:08:08.000However, to inflate supporting the lifestyle of the LGBT plus community, the supporting quality education misaligns Catholic education and its ingenuity.
00:08:18.000Catholic education must be genuine education, but all of that must be ordered to the formation of genuine disciples of Jesus, people who know Him, love Him, and serve Him.
00:08:28.000That's what makes Catholic education Catholic.
00:08:30.000If you love me, you will obey me, Jesus declares in John 14, 15.
00:08:41.000The imitators of God as beloved children and walk in love as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us.
00:08:47.000But sexual immorality and all impurity or covenants must not even be named among you.
00:08:52.000In love, Paul warns, everyone who is sexually immoral or impure or who is covenants has no inheritance in the kingdom of God, of Christ in God.
00:09:04.000The most essential component of genuine Catholic education is the formation of genuine disciples of Jesus, that is, born-again believers, John 3, 3,
00:09:14.000who have been exposed to the entirety of the doctrine of the Christian faith.
00:09:18.000If the majority of teachers and administrators and staff were genuine disciples of Jesus, the flag motion of May 25, 2021 would never have come to fruition.
00:10:20.000In closing, we have two recommendations.
00:10:25.000Based on the evidence provided, the Board is clear in its violation of its own flag policy and development and implementation policy, which should have been reviewed and consulted.
00:10:37.000We are urgently asking the trustees to rescind today the motion of May 25, 2021 because it contradicts the authority and infallibility of the Holy Scriptures and opposes the teachings of the Catholic Church, the Magisterium and opens children up to gender ideology.
00:10:54.000Next, furthermore, we would like to challenge the trustees of the Board to introduce and consider the following as a new motion to put forward to the table.
00:11:04.000In the final remarks, the Durham Catholic District School Board, in their original attempt to demonstrate the objective of the Pride flag's purpose, was for promoting inclusivity, diversity and welcoming safe spaces.
00:11:16.000The actual effect of blowing the Pride flag is quite opposite.
00:11:19.000Displaying the Pride flag in our current society creates exclusivity, divisiveness, curiosity, questioning and confusion among children and society at large.
00:11:29.000A Pride flag on display today has become a synonymous symbol of the LGBTQ plus community only.
00:11:36.000At first glance, an organization displaying the Pride flag implies that they have submitted themselves to gender ideology and special interest groups.
00:11:44.000These groups create, market and indoctrinate gender ideology, gender orientation and transgender transitioning affirmations.
00:11:52.000These are social construct theories in opposition to righteous biblical truth.
00:18:40.000He didn't make the point to say that the new cause of death in LGBTQ was suicide, which
00:18:53.000I believe is also a greater thing I think I'm following with that.
00:19:01.000And my question to you is that if we were to remove the flag and understanding that it was requested by the LGBTQ community, what would you do to, what would be your points to having those children, you know, suicide or suicide?
00:19:22.280So, by applying a special interest flag, that's why we're trying to each gandering to any special interest groups at all, and sticking with our national flags, prevention flags, and the Holy See.
00:19:41.860So, when talking about suicide, when we're talking about gender ideology and transgenderism, this also creates suicidal tendencies, because the person that decides to go through with this also has different emotions afterwards, and that is a topic that is very sensitive.
00:20:09.000So, if I understand correctly, we are focusing with this statistic that the board has presented the flag as being something that's inclusive, and we are countering that with 96% of your population is not part of this group.
00:20:37.060So, how is that then being inclusive by finding this flag?
00:20:43.020So, we're not overlooking that people get hurt, people commit suicide.
00:20:53.060So, I sent a letter to three board members back in May 25th, 2021, seven minutes before the deadline, and it was never mentioned, or I never received any sort of feedback from it.
00:21:12.720But, in there, I have suggested that students who identify in the spectrum of the LGBT ought to be provided biblical support through Christian-based resources, such as the Book of Theology of the Body for Teens.
00:21:24.720Also, there's a website that I provided in the letter that offers free leadership training.
00:21:31.720Also, there's another faith-based option in another website, chastity.org, which offers a wealth of practical resources of educating on chastity and homosexuality.
00:21:41.720So, those are alternatives to, as opposed to supporting a lifestyle that Jesus and God and the Holy Scriptures, make it clear where those people go if they continue doing that.
00:21:58.340And I think that eternity in hell has a far greater consequence than if somebody can suicide.
00:22:09.340I had just a quick question, then, or comment, such a question.
00:22:15.340So, I mean, for me, this presentation that speaks, I think, just loosely around the dignity of the human person,
00:22:27.340it really kind of brings back that teaching and those references to light.
00:22:36.340Just regarding the presentation where you're quoting the different parts of the Bible and the catechistic things and, you know, the definitions of love.
00:22:47.340You know, while I respect that, I know that you have taken the time to obviously go through all those things when you are very highly educated women, which is wonderful and beautiful.
00:22:56.340I am also very wary of when we, as Catholics, as Christians, do pick and choose scriptures and Bible teachings to try and justify the treatment of others.
00:23:11.340Especially in, I guess, in an ever-evolving world like we have right now in 2024.
00:23:16.340Because, you know, most of us are all best in that group with all of that.
00:23:21.340Different pieces of Bible scripture and different types of readings and interpretations from the Bible have led to many different things across the world.
00:23:30.340You know, the destination of enslavement or deconstruction and assimilation of various cultures across the world.
00:23:40.340I think that although we will be taking into account absolutely everything that you have presented today, I know that we'll also have to be maybe just mindful of the Ontario Human Rights Code and our beliefs regarding the dignity of the human being.
00:24:00.340And I'm not sure, but I mean, I don't know everything about the Ontario Human Rights Code.
00:24:06.340I believe that our friend that's up there right now is, would probably be more well-versed advisor, who's the advisor of human rights and equity for the board.
00:24:17.340But, you know, the presentation kind of just brought a few things to life.