Top Court Rules Against Christian Law School: LGBT ‘Rights’ Trump Religious Freedom

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that LGBT sexual equality “rights” trump religious rights in an unprecedented blow against religious freedom in Canada.

In a pair of 7-2 rulings, the court ruled that it was “proportionate and reasonable” for the law societies of British Columbia and Ontario to refuse accreditation to future Trinity Western University students because the proposed Christian law school’s “community covenant” would discriminate against LGBTQ people.

“In our respectful view, the [law societies] decision not to accredit Trinity Western University’s proposed law school represents a proportionate balance between the limitation on the Charter right at issue and the statutory objectives the [law societies] sought to pursue,” the ruling stated.

The ruling means that future grads from Trinity Western University’s law school — if the school, in fact, opens — will not be able to practice law in Ontario and B.C.

TWU, a private Christian college associated with the Evangelical Free Church, requires students to sign a commitment to refrain from any sexual activity “that violates the sacredness of marriage between a man and a woman.” (Read more from “Top Court Rules Against Christian Law School: LGBT ‘Rights’ Trump Religious Freedom” HERE)

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