Calgary pastor Derek Reimer was ordered to write an apology letter after protesting at the drag queen story hour but said to be sorry means you admit you're wrong.
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CALGARY, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) – A Canadian pastor who received one year’s house arrest for protesting a “drag queen story hour” event marketed to children at a public library in 2023 might soon face jail time after refusing to apologize to a local librarian.
Pastor Derek Reimer of Calgary, Alberta, is currently serving a one-year house arrest, which he had previously appealed, as reported by LifeSiteNews. Last Wednesday, he was in court to go over his sentence conditions.
As reported by LifeSiteNews, in 2023, Reimer’s Mission 7 Ministries lawyer Andrew MacKenzie filed an appeal to a sentence of one year’s house arrest and two years’ probation handed to the pastor before Christmas for protesting a “drag queen story hour” event targeting kids at Calgary’s Saddletown Library in the spring of 2023. Government lawyers had been seeking to sentence Reimer to jail time for his protest against the LGBT agenda.
Reimer told LifeSiteNews at the time of his house arrest sentencing that his trust in the Lord was keeping him strong despite the conditions placed upon him.
He also informed LifeSiteNews that he is only allowed to leave his house with the approval of his probation officer, but noted that when it comes to preaching, “God comes first.”
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Reimer has asked Shannon Slater, who was the library manager, why the library was hosting such an event. After Slater did not answer, she told Reimer to leave, and he did.
However, Reimer had published his interaction with Slater on social media.
He was ordered to write an apology letter to Slater, which was due at the end of last week. Should he fail to submit the letter, he could be jailed.
As of press time, it is not known if he has submitted the letter; however, based on his comments last week, it is unlikely he will.
Reimer told local media that for one to be “sorry,” one has to “admit fault” that “you’re wrong.”
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