[Mike F]

Originally posted by Bleeding Red+Dec 9 2004, 11:21 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Bleeding Red @ Dec 9 2004, 11:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I do not know if the "Church's right to refuse" has ever been challanged in court. [/b]

The Supreme Court just said in this very ruling that a church has the right to refuse to marry homosexuals.

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Absent unique circumstances with respect to which the Court will not speculate, the guarantee of religious freedom in s. 2(a) of the Charter is broad enough to protect religious officials from being compelled by the state to perform civil or religious same-sex marriages that are contrary to their religious beliefs[/quote]

Case closed.