Wed May 11, 2022 – 9:26 pm EDT
OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) – Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) MP and leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis said she will “stand up” for religious freedom after criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for waging an “open war” against people’s faith since he was elected in 2015.
In a platform update titled “Enough Discrimination,” Lewis blasted a recent report from a Department of National Defence (DND) advisory panel recommending it “not consider for employment as spiritual guides or multi-faith representatives Chaplaincy applicants affiliated with religious groups whose values are not aligned with those of the Defence Team.”
“At present, some chaplains represent or are affiliated with organized religions whose beliefs are not synonymous with those of a diverse and inclusive workplace. Some of the affiliated religions of these chaplains do not subscribe to an open attitude and the promotion of diversity,” reads the DND’s recommendations.
“For example, some churches’ exclusion of women from their priesthoods violates principles of equality and social justice, as do sexist notions embedded in their religious dogmas.”
Lewis called this latest report “absolutely shocking.”
“People are only just now realizing how far it goes in its attack on
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