For positive interfaith understanding I wish to introduce a conversation that reflected on a new movement in Canada. What I like when I watch this video is several fold:
That Muslims in Canada are taking a stake on enforcement of gender ideology in our schools. The expression is not ‘anti’ rather than child protective. Can we not all get behind that message?;
It is an interesting reflection and discussion on the position of one minority community forcing its values on the rest of the community through the school system;
There is an acknowledgement that family friendly should mean no nudity, appropriate attire and can be attended by children and grandparents and that the Haya parade had intergenerational attendance of mostly Muslim families but also other interfaith groups;
My heart absolutely swelled with love when the polish man told the Muslim man he loved him and called him brother. It is interesting that the left can still take this parade and frame it as hate. How much of any one’s understanding of the Muslim community is framed by the actions of a minority. Consider this faith has billions of people. How much work have we put into understanding of our brothers and sisters of other faiths. I see the similarities in the desire to raise our families in peace and with the ability to impart our values.
You can see that the desire to be stakeholders in the community comes from and through operation of their own faith system and the high value they place on the traditional family, not at all because of influence of a Fox news segment;
They mention Christians should be leading the counterpressure and were disappointed this isn’t taking place. I have a few thoughts about this that I will canvass later in this post. But they were very proud of the ability of the Muslim community to organize a respectful parade;
There was such a gratitude for the expression of love and for the positive interfaith support they witnessed. I too feel this is important in and of itself and of its own magnificence; PEACE ON EARTH and good will to all is something that starts in the hearts of a few men;
There was an expression that the gender ideology responsibility starts with Justin Trudeau, but that they should be wary of the ‘far right’. I note that Justin does call all those who support parents being in charge of their children’s education on sexuality and gender ideology far right. there was a view point that flags that used f bombs shouldn’t be present in a family friendly event. Think on that! precisely part of the theme of what Haya means to the Muslim community;
Fyi HAYA means modesty for non-initiated;
They are trying to get population at large interested in supporting their organization in this area. I for one through this post and following their work will gladly do so;
If you are not going to do the work, at least stay out of the way;
criticism received should be put into context
non-Muslims personally thanked the reporter. Muslims are being true leaders and give this matter of morality, children’s rights for all Canadians AND LEADING THE WAY;
rather than right wing politics in the US leading this counter movement or pro family movement, as Justin would have us believe: It is the hearts of Muslims leading the family values and parental rights and that is clearly visibly audibly coming from their expression;
This comment: is it ironic if Muslims are the final repository of western traditional Judeo Christian values. Is that not an interesting statement. It is falling on Canadian, US and British Muslims to save Western Society. They will see so many Christian brothers and sisters join them and stand in solidarity. One thing beautiful about this journey for me as a Christian, is that I am enjoying knowing more and more about my Muslim interfaith Canadians. I have so much respect for the heart they show. God led; Or Allah led;
THE FACT IS : ITS OUR RIGHTS. MUSLIMS RIGHTS TOO. OTHER FAITH GROUPS THANKING Us was an important part of the experience for them;
Christians found strength by standing with the Muslims. TRUTH;
Passer by also showed support for the values, Honking support, showing enthusiasm, thumbs up;
“You can do whatever you want just don’t push it on our kids” is a secular blasphemy, that your job would be at risk.
Regarding support from the broader community for this parade: My view, is like many Muslims may not have attended because they were not informed, too many non-Muslims lost the ability to attend because of poor links to the Muslim community. I have often driven by local mosques and wanted to make those links but how to do so in a modest way alluded me;
Could these reporters run for office: GO FOR IT. YOU’D BE SURPRISED You would get many votes;
THEY WANT TO FORM A COALITION with other faith groups. Where there is common ground stand together on one specific area; hands off our children, our children, our choice,
Historically perhaps Muslims in Canada may have been more pre-occupied with ‘back home issues’ or consider Canadian politics ‘ not our issues’.
So my response on where are the Christians. There are many denominations of Christians and as a whole they are insular and do not work together; they worship separately and often educate their kids separately; the attack on Catholics by our federal government and through the governments use of the native residential schools issue has been unrelenting. 71 churches were burned by arsonists in the last 2 years according to True North. Many Muslims would not be aware that this is the case, although that would not be universal. Pastors and Priests have gone to jail in Canada for preaching against LGBTQ drag time story hour or for preaching during covid.
I would love to see Muslims and Muslim Imams speaking out against jailing of priests pastors and burning churches. The attack right now as many of my posts have said are against God Centered views of the world. whether the primacy of nature in the environmental movement; or Medical Assistance in Death, planned parenthood in schools, sexualizing children; sterilizing children through referrals from schools and bypassing the parents; movements to normalize pedophilia; etc etc.
Likely we are forced through this for many reasons;
outright satanic influences;
as a cultural war to undermine the family unit as socialists on the left view the family as the unit of ‘perpetuation’ of capitalism;
as distraction from the coups in western nations by the CCP;
as a distraction from the fact the WHO IHR amendments and the WHO pandemic treaty undermines the nation state everywhere and introduces a one world government as policed by CBDC (just like a good economy and the rule of law floats all boats- tyranny and socialism and communism sinks all boats but those at the top);
This factors mean that WE ABSOLUTE MUST work together as brothers and sisters. I am so glad to witness the courage of the Muslim community. I hope you learn as much from their video as I did.
Increasingly the LGB community (gays against groomers) is speaking up against the indoctrination of children and extreme medicalization that is happening through our schools. The left does not know what to do with those community members. Now we have the Muslim and Christians and Sikh’s working together and the left does not know what to do with those communities when they stand together. I know many Jewish freedom fighters and know of Rabbis in New York standing against drag time story hour with absolute moral courage. Even athiests and former far leftists are seeing their children at risk in the education system that now prioritizes early promiscuity and early sex indoctrination, the loss of innocence and radical medicalization.
What does happen when the people are no longer separated by our ‘differences’? The irony is their tower of babel seeks to enslave us all through the ultimate technocracy; the WHO; CBDC and loss of the family values that protect children. The response is the plethora of love that can rise together. We should, shouldn’t we.
I would love to see the Muslims take a bigger stake countering the WHO Pandemic treaty and IHR amendments; countering the introductions of CBDC and countering the use of bills that censor and criminalize participation in society. The idea that is truly introduced in this video is that Muslims are becoming stakeholders in their Western homes and as such are going to be weighing in the issues that threaten their families. They are the same issues that threaten our families. We will be working together. I have a good feeling about it.
This movement is not nearly as big and as inclusive as it can be.
Oh and one last thing. Despite Justin Trudeau saying otherwise, I didn’t see anyone thanking Tucker Carlson, or Fox news for leading the way. the PM has been dismissive, condescending and parental towards the awakening of the Muslim community to the radical SOGI curriculum in schools in Canada.
Thanks lisa very True and it touches the hearts.i would like quote some verse from QuranQuran chapter 3 verse 55
Mention] when Allāh said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify [i.e., free] you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allāh alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ.
There are many verses in quran praise Jesus.
Mohammad Yazdani
Thank you, Lisa, for this beautiful article. Looking forward to more cooperation and closeness to manifest our traditional and religious family values.
Jawed Anwar,
President of Seerah Education Foundation,
Member of the Organizing Committee of Haya Day Parade.