John Pacheco and Suzanne Fortin from Catholic Legate just sent me an update about the recent march on parliament hill to defend traditional marriage against the Canadian judiciacracy. (There were about 10,000 protesters on our side, and about a half-dozen counter-protesters on the other side.) As you can from the following slide-show, the Chinese-Canadians showed up in full force. Basically, anyone in a red shirt is a Chinese Christian.
This is great political news since the Chinese are one of the largest and most disciplined politically-active ethnic minority groups in Canada, and traditionally they have backed the Liberal Party (which is pushing through the gay marriage issue.) The Chinese Christians made a pretty blunt statement at the rally, namely, they will switch their political allegiance and vote against the Liberals if the latter attempt to change the definition of marriage to include homosexual couples. Reportedly, even Paul Martin (Liberal-Leader-and-Prime-Minister-in-waiting) became nervous by the presence of what's being called the tail of the political dragon.
Speaking to Pacheco (who was one of the organizers) on Friday evening, I know he was both stunned and grateful by how large and how disciplined the Chinese presence was. Here's the opening paragraphs of the news report he and Suzanne Fortin sent me:
They came by the thousands. On buses, on foot, in their cars and in their vans. They came from Montreal and Toronto, mostly. Driving to the Supreme Court where participants for National Marriage Day gathered, we saw them in their buses and on the street corners with their signs and banners boldly affirming traditional marriage. As my family and friends approached the grounds, you could not miss the seas of red in front of the Supreme Court. Organized. Efficient. Disciplined. Numerous.
And Chinese.
Some were Baptist. Some were Pentecostal. Some were non-denominational. It didn't matter here, though. They arrived to fight a war together as Christians, and they came prepared. All attired in bold red T-shirts with the image of a man and woman emblazoned on them, they were sending a message to Canada and its politicians: don't mess with marriage.
They organized themselves into what could only be described as military columns. Behind wide, red banners affirming traditional marriage, hundreds of Chinese Christians fell into formation. Each formation had a commander who telecommunicated with their field general. They moved only on his command. And when the command was given to begin the March to Parliament Hill, they marched - with precision and purpose. In total, I think they may have accounted for at least 40% of the entire crowd. It didn't matter, though. The rest of us knew leadership when we saw it, and we simply fell into line and marched with them.
AMEN!