the bible and koran are just regular books, like any other books. they contain words authored by humans and written down onto paper. they are no different than political pamphlets, fictional narratives (they should clearly be categorized as fictional in the dewey-decimal system) or any other type of written texts. there is nothing special about them. they are not above the law.

while i would rather see these hate crime laws abolished altogether, having special exemptions for a specific political position is legislating that position above the law, which is an affront to the rule of law. the law must hold everybody equally accountable.

i consequently strongly support the legislation but, more importantly, i welcome the debate. we need to return to a more open discourse about religion in this society, and stop being afraid of offending people.

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/biblical-passages-canada-could-list-as-hate-speech