Canadian MP сalls for ban on quoting "hateful" Bible verses about LGBT people
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On October 30, 2025, Canada’s Minister of Immigration and Citizenship, Marc Miller, declared that public citation of certain Bible passages should be treated as hate speech and subject to legal punishment, LifeSiteNews reported.
Speaking before the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee, Miller said that citing specific biblical verses cannot be used as justification in cases involving incitement to hatred.
“In Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Romans – there’s other passages – there’s clear hatred towards, for example, homosexuals. I don’t understand how the concept of good faith can be invoked if someone were literally invoking a passage from, in this case, the Bible – there are other religious texts that say the same thing – and somehow say that this is good faith,” the minister stated.
He added that such texts cannot be shielded by religious freedom.
“They should not be used to invoke, be a defense, and there should perhaps be discretion for prosecutors to press charges,” Miller said.
According to him, similar examples can be found in other religious texts as well, though he did not specify which ones he had in mind.
Miller’s remarks have raised alarm among religious and human rights organizations, which warn that such proposals could lead to serious restrictions on freedom of religion and public expression of faith.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that Canada had proposed allowing euthanasia for infants suffering from severe illnesses.
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