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University loses fight for Christian law school, SC rules limits on religious freedom 'reasonable'
CBC News ^ | 6/15/18 | Kathleen Harris

Posted on 06/15/2018 5:33:45 PM PDT by mkleesma

"Supreme Court of Canada says 7-2 decision will ensure open access for LGBT students"

A B.C.-based evangelical Christian university has lost its legal battle over accreditation for a planned new law school, with a Supreme Court of Canada ruling today saying it's "proportionate and reasonable" to limit religious rights in order to ensure open access for LGBT students.

In a pair of 7-2 rulings, the majority of justices found the law societies of British Columbia and Ontario have the power to refuse accreditation based on Trinity Western University's so-called community covenant. The mandatory covenant binds students to a strict code of conduct that includes abstinence from sex outside of heterosexual marriage.

The majority judgment said the covenant would deter LGBT students from attending the proposed law school, and those who did attend would be at risk of significant harm.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbc.ca ...


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: britishcolumbia; canada; christian; gaystopo; langley; lawschool; persecution; supremecourtofcanada; trinitywestern; twu; university
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Freedom of religion is dead in Canada. But persecution of Christians is just beginning.

What a horrible country. I curse the fact that I was born there.

1 posted on 06/15/2018 5:33:45 PM PDT by mkleesma
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To: mkleesma

It’ll be just as bad here in a couple years, but thanks to the Masterpiece decision, everybody will smile sweetly while they toss the Christians to the lions.


2 posted on 06/15/2018 5:40:13 PM PDT by madprof98
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To: mkleesma

Bigotry and hate speech is not only legal in Canada it’s now approved if it’s politically correct.

Sexuality is, was and always will be a voluntary act.


3 posted on 06/15/2018 5:40:39 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: mkleesma

I wonder what would have happened if it were a Muslim rather than a Christian involved.


4 posted on 06/15/2018 5:42:15 PM PDT by Jean2
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To: mkleesma

Unreal.

A private school must accept students being involved in sexual acts they disapprove of.

Heinlein was correct in this prediction as well, that the government would eventually push homosexuality.

He did so himself, though, so he was pushing it with that prediction.

Intolerance disguised as tolerance.


5 posted on 06/15/2018 5:45:05 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: mkleesma

Remind me never to become Canadian. God is about to begin not keeping the land glorious and free.


6 posted on 06/15/2018 5:47:14 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: mkleesma

This is Canada. Their commie libs are almost as crazy as ours are.


7 posted on 06/15/2018 5:47:55 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: mkleesma

Guess they just completed the muzzie prayer room and toilet facility.


8 posted on 06/15/2018 5:52:06 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: mkleesma

I’ve got a proposal: the United States will take every last Christian in Canada provided that they agree to take every last homosexual or transgender person from the US as well as a number of secular politically correct Leftist to bring the total to at least equal to the number of Christians moving to the US.


9 posted on 06/15/2018 5:58:24 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne

Good proposal.


10 posted on 06/15/2018 5:59:35 PM PDT by TheTimeOfMan (A time for peace and a time for war)
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To: mkleesma

Christian law schools in Canada will shut down.

Since the Supreme Court of Canada has now forced them to enroll students who don’t conform to the Christian life.

Then again, it shows how the Left is intolerant of traditional values and lifestyles.


11 posted on 06/15/2018 6:10:08 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: mkleesma

Not quite.

Limitations on Christians- period.

Everyone else run wild.

Amen.


12 posted on 06/15/2018 6:15:41 PM PDT by warsaw44
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Bob Hope used to joke when homosexuality became mainstream, the Left would force everyone to embrace it.

Its stopped being a joke. That day is now here.


13 posted on 06/15/2018 6:23:44 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: mkleesma

Just wait until the muzzies are in charge.


14 posted on 06/15/2018 6:46:29 PM PDT by BBell (not drinking, just a smart a$$)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

One day soon the Muslims and Liberals are going to have a hard time coexisting where their paths cross.


15 posted on 06/15/2018 7:14:16 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: BBell

Our so called Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a Farce. Free speech is only permitted to those on the left, who are able to denigrate Christians and decency, while spewing filth and hatred. Freedom of Religion is defined as freedom from every religion except islam. 9 robed dictators delete or create rights, or limit those rights to favoured groups, with the stroke of a pen. We are doomed.


16 posted on 06/15/2018 7:16:13 PM PDT by littleharbour ("You take on the intel. community they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you" C. Schumer)
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To: mkleesma

So does Ted Cruz.


17 posted on 06/15/2018 7:48:26 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: Jean2

You’ll only have to wait a few years to find out.


18 posted on 06/15/2018 7:48:56 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: mkleesma

Canada has always been well ahead of the US in its quest for Politically correct insanity. If Hillary had won then we would have exceeded Canada in very short order.


19 posted on 06/15/2018 8:40:47 PM PDT by Revel
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One day soon the Muslims and Liberals are going to have a hard time coexisting where their paths cross.

And we should hasten that meeting in whatever way we can.

20 posted on 06/15/2018 8:59:24 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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