Posted on 12/08/2010 12:59:06 PM PST by richmwill
Heather Stilwell, the former chair of the Surrey School Board who led a contentious fight to ban books on same-sex couples, has died of breast cancer. She was 66.
A fierce anti-abortionist, and supporter of Christian family values, Stilwell served on the Surrey School Board for 15 years. She was co-founder of the Christian Heritage Party, whose platform was to make abortion and possession of pornography illegal.
As chair of the Surrey School Board in the late 1990s, she led the charge to ban three books in schools on same-sex couples.
The case ended up in the Supreme Court of Canada, which ruled in a 7-2 decision that the Surrey School Board was wrong and failed to respect the Canadian value of tolerance to ban books depicting homosexual parents. The court-fight cost the Surrey School Board $1.2 million.
(Excerpt) Read more at ca.news.yahoo.com ...
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May the children she saved from death and abuse greet her in heaven.
Well done, good and faithful servant!
Sad day for her family and us, she was a fighter and a warrior for kids and families. God bless her and her family.
May she reap the vast rewards that she truly deserves and may she rest in peace!
If she saved them, how can they greet her?..........
Presume this is Surrey BC.
A hug?
If she saved them, they are still alive.
Unless you mean when THEY get to Heaven...............
RIP.
None of them have passed away?
“Say unto them, As I live, saith the LORD GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked;.......”(Ezekiel 33:11a)
“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His
saints.” (Psalm 116:15)
Thank You dear God and heavenly Father; for such saints and servants as this, that are willing pay the cost for living and promoting richeousness.
Well, maybe some, thru accident or fate, but I would hope that many are still alive and well...................
I would imagine they are. Hopefully they’ll say hello to Heather Stillwell in heaven as well. See it’s a nice thought. That the good acts we do here can be fully known in heaven and we can celebrate together! I like the idea anyway.
Hope CBS does a nice, glowing tribute to her, like they did for Elizabeth Edwards.
You’re one funny Badger...LMAO!
I’m holding my breath! I’m sure they will.
A good sentiment, indeed. Hopefully, most of them are still among the living, and may she greet them when they get there.
I have never heard of her but upon reading, it appears we have lost a great warrior.
RIP
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