06-15-2018, 01:10 PM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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Trinity Western loses supreme court case; law societies can deny accreditation
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trin...sion-1.4707240
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A B.C. 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.
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