Posted on 07/12/2002 8:55:25 AM PDT by jalisco555
The Ontario Supreme Court said in a landmark decision Friday that same-sex marriages between couples must be registered by the provincial government.
A three-judge panel made the ruling Friday morning in the decision, expected to have ramifications across Canada.
In January, 2001, Rev. Brent Hawkes of the Metropolitan Community Church married two gay couples in front of an audience of 600 people.
However, the city refused to register the two marriages.
Friday's court ruling as a result of a challenge by the Metropolitan Community Church was joined with another constitutional challenge by eight gay couples who have been unable to obtain marriage licences despite going through religious marriage ceremonies.
The couples asked the court to find that governments' refusal to register their marriages violates several provisions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, including equality rights, freedom of expression, freedom of conscience and religion and security of the person, defined as psychological well-being.
Gay couples say they desire to have their marriages made official by certificates.
"We're no longer second-class citizens in this country and the time has come for change. My relationship is validated and nobody can say we're not a real family any more," said Joe Varnell, who sued the provincial government for the right to marry another man after the decision.
As soon as the decision was released, Mr. Varnell and his partner, Kevin Bourassa, shared a celebratory kiss and cried tears of joy.
Mr. Hawkes is expected to speak to the decision around noon along with a number of gay and lesbian rights groups and his lead counsel.
Liberal incramentalism. Give them an inch, they'll start on the next mile. It's better to shun them now. Just say no.
And to that I say (and I mean this) may your faith in Him guide you and your loved ones in peace, happiness and good health always. I respect your strongly held beliefs even though I somewhat diverge.
Cheers!
Thanks for the humor break! LOL!!
Thanks again.
Aside from religion, facts do support the arguments.
AIDs, hepatitus, intestinal infections and bile injestion are leading to the overuse of antibiotics and their loss of effectiveness. Flesh eating bacteria are thought to be mutants caused by immune dificency patients in hospitals.
AIDs continues to mutate into something else anytime science gets close to stopping it. What will it be next?
AIDs was brought to the U.S. through sodomite activity overseas.
Yeast bacteria are found in the instestines. Right now, they need the moisture to survive, but with the overuse of antibiotics , that yest will become mutated as well. It could turn into a flesh eating fungas, who knows what the sodomites will bring to us next. Why encourage it's mutation?
Teaching sodomy to children aids in the break up of the American family structure. Kids are told they "may" be gay by other sodomites using the power of suggestion to increase their minions.
The whole sodomite lifestyle leads down hill. There is nothing that leads uphill.
When an agency of Government engages in a form of madness, there is no clean cut way for others to respond. You might call this the Caligula Horse problem, after the Roman Emperor, who made his Horse a Senator. This decsions is of the same ilk.
William Flax Return Of The Gods Web Site
Just came back from vacationing in Canada. Listened to a lot of people tell me how enlightened their system was compared to ours. They did admit to the massive deficits, back-breaking taxes, Toronto garbage strike and the impending Liberal Party coup to unseat the Prime Minister, but, don't you see, they still have a superior system. I just smiled and nodded.
Well, just keep on smiling. The reality is beginning around 1995 US taxes began gaining on Canadian taxes and in many areas have now passed them. Obviously taxes like Federal. State/Province taxes and land taxes will vary depending on circumstance but including City Income Taxes (which Canada doesn't have) user fees ,estate and license fees generally total US taxes are higher. The garbage strike is now over and the clean up has begun. Martin and Chretien will squabble, Chretien will find a easy way out and the struggle to replace the Liberals will continue. As for debt, take a look.
www.kiama.com/BeanCounter/debt.html
Truth be told, Steve, I was pleasantly surprised at how willing the folks that might be expected to be virulent in their opposition were to engage in a civil and enjoyable discussion with a contribution from a clearly different point of view. Reinforces my affection and respect for FR and Freepers in general.
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