NEWSPEAK: "Diversity"  (also "Inclusiveness")

ORIGINAL MEANING: Variety

NEW MEANING: Equality of different cultures

NEWEST MEANING: Reverse discrimination in favour of homosexuals

Let's look at the "new" meaning first: Diversity became a code word for the political doctrine of multi-culturalism. By itself it means only "the variety of things," but as used by the homosexual movement "diversity" is a moral statement about the way society ought to be: a harmonious social pluralism in which every culture is honored for its contribution to the whole. Thus feel-good emotionalism is harnessed to obscure deeply flawed reasoning.

Multi-culturalism, meaning the equality of cultures in a pluralistic society, is a valid concept if culture is defined by morally neutral criteria. Society should pursue civic equality based upon things like race, ethnic heritage and religion. But cultural practices are not morally neutral. Few of us would agree that the cultures of German nazism, Soviet communism, and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan are the equals of Canadian culture. The "culture" of homosexuality - a way of life rooted in the practice of sodomy - is not equal to the inherited family-based cultures of Italo-Canadians, African-Canadians, Asian-Canadians or Arab-Canadicans.

The very inclusion of behavioral criteria in the definition of culture invalidates the premise of equality in multi-culturalism.

This introduces the companion word to diversity: inclusiveness. Churches and other institutions that have fallen victim to "gay" sophistry openly congratulate themselves for being inclusive. This is the same error in a different form. In both cases there is a failure to define the standard of acceptance by which people are welcomed into the circle of inclusion. With no standard, there can be no objectivity in the process and decisions represent merely the arbitrary will of the person or persons in charge.

In summary, the doctrine of multi-culturalism promotes the equality of all diverse cultures in our society under the code-word "diversity." The doctrine's validity depends upon limiting the definition of culture to morally neutral criteria. The inclusion of morally significant sexual behavior in the definition robs multi-culturalism of validity by granting legitimacy to immoral practices. Attempting to fix the problem by excluding some cultures because of their practices (for example cannibalism or slavery) contradicts the premise of equality of cultures. Failure to articulate a standard by which to determine which cultures should be included compounds the problem by vesting arbitrary authority in whomever holds power.

The effective response to a champion of "diversity" is to focus on the definition of multiculturalism and to demand to know the standard for inclusion.

The newest meaning of diversity has appeared in the last few years.

Diversity is being used to justify programs promoting homosexuality in schools, special treatment of homosexuals in law (e.g. Bill C-250) and any program that involves the promotion of homosexuality in society. Diversity, in the mouth of a homosexual activist politician, such as Hilary Clinton, means: "I am for the promotion of homosexuality" and should not be misconstrued to mean "I treat people equally, independently from their sexual practices."

It is impossible to "promote diversity" in its original meaning. Diversity simply exists. How can you make people more different? However, promoting diversity, in its new meaning has become the activist's new frontier.

Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella, for example, asks for an endorsement to "commitment to diversity." She means commitment to promote the homosexual cause and integrate a "differences-based approach" (i.e.: reverse discrimination) into the Canadian Charter of Rights.

Another example is provided to us by the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO). They have "Diversity in leadership" seminars, a web site containing extensive information on the interests of the homosexual community, as well as offering guidelines to teachers on "challenging homophobia and heterosexism."

Any time you hear the words "promoting diversity", be aware that it means "actively promoting the normalization of homosexuality" or "introducing discriminatory policies to promote homosexual behaviour" in society.