Canada likes to think of itself as a beacon of tolerance, diversity, and free expression. But when it comes to its own Christian heritage, the rules suddenly change. The City of Abbotsford’s decision to cancel Christian musician Sean Feucht’s Let Us Worship Revive in 25 concert at Mill Lake Park on August 24 isn’t about safety. It’s about ideology. It’s about silencing a faith tradition that built this country while bending over backwards for others.The facts are plain. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says Feucht’s team spent months meeting city requirements. Past events needed only a modest police presence. No riots. No fires. No chaos. Then, suddenly, the city claimed “safety concerns” because the police and fire chiefs wouldn’t sign off. No specific threats, just a vague claim the risks were “beyond capacity.” That’s bureaucratic code for: We don’t want you here..BC MLAs demand Abbotsford reverse decision to cancel Sean Feucht concert.This isn’t new. We’ve seen municipalities across Canada pull the plug on Christian events while pretending it’s for public safety. Meanwhile, in Montreal, a group of Muslims recently prayed publicly in front of the Notre-Dame Basilica — on the sidewalk and spilling into the street — without a permit. No police shutdown. No fire marshal’s letter. No cries of danger. That double standard should infuriate anyone who believes in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.Section 2 of the Charter guarantees freedom of association, freedom of religion, and freedom of expression. These aren’t polite suggestions. They are the bedrock of our democracy. Yet Abbotsford city officials seem to think those rights are optional when the message doesn’t fit their left-wing worldview..This is where the Cultural Marxist playbook comes in. For decades, hard-left activists have tried to tear down the pillars of Western society — religion, family, culture, community — and replace them with a politically correct, state-approved morality. Christianity, with its deep roots in Canada’s history and its stubborn refusal to bend to shifting cultural fashions, is public enemy number one.Back in the United States in the 1980s, Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority fought tooth and nail to protect evangelical Christian values from what it saw as moral decay. They campaigned against rock acts like Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, and Motley Crue, arguing those performers promoted messages that corrupted youth. Whether you agreed with them or not, the Moral Majority understood something our leaders today have forgotten: culture shapes values, and values shape nations..OLDCORN: Looney Tunes Rachel Gilmore rails against Conservative MPs defending Christian artist Sean Feucht.Now, instead of Christian groups fighting to keep their place in the public square, they’re fighting just to be allowed in the public square. And they’re losing ground. In Canada, you can shut down a Christian worship event with a flimsy “safety” excuse and face no backlash from the media, no outrage from progressive politicians. But if the city had cancelled a public Islamic prayer, you know there would be wall-to-wall coverage and accusations of bigotry.Let’s be clear: it’s perfectly fine for Muslims to pray in public in Canada. That’s freedom of religion. But it is equally fine for Christians to gather in public parks to sing, pray, and share their faith. The Charter doesn’t pick winners and losers based on faith. That’s what’s at stake in Abbotsford — equal treatment under the law..The Justice Centre points to a 1985 Supreme Court ruling by Chief Justice Brian Dickson affirming Canadians’ right to manifest religious beliefs through worship, teaching, and dissemination. That precedent should be enough to remind Abbotsford council that they are on the wrong side of the law — and history.The most disturbing part? This isn’t an isolated case. From COVID restrictions that singled out churches, to bylaws designed to block faith-based events, to school boards banning Christian groups from renting space, the trend is clear: Canada welcomes foreign religions and cultures while suppressing the one that formed its very identity..Abbotsford cancels permit for US Christian worship leader Sean Feucht’s concert.Why? Because Christianity is the cultural glue that once bound communities together. Tear it away, and you weaken resistance to top-down social engineering. Cultural Marxists know that a nation without a strong moral core is easier to reshape in their image.Abbotsford’s leaders should remember that freedom isn’t theirs to grant or deny. It belongs to the people. And Canadians should remember that these freedoms — of association, of religion, of speech — aren’t lost in one big sweep. They die slowly, one permit at a time, one cancelled concert at a time, while the public shrugs..The Justice Centre is right to warn the city. If this decision stands, it sets a dangerous precedent. Tomorrow, it could be your event, your protest, your faith gathering deemed “too risky” to allow. The line between safety and censorship is razor-thin — and right now, Abbotsford is on the wrong side of it.If Canada truly believes in diversity, it must mean diversity of thought, belief, and expression. That includes the faith that built our hospitals, schools, and charities. That includes the right for Christians to gather in public without being treated like a threat..Saskatoon approves permit for US Christian artist Sean Feucht’s concert, mayor ‘deeply concerned’.The people of Abbotsford should demand that their council reverse this decision. Not because they all agree with Sean Feucht. Not because they all share his beliefs. But because freedom for one group means freedom for all. And once you let the government decide which faiths can meet in public, you’ve already lost the free society you claim to cherish.
