An appeals court in Canada has ruled that an evangelical Christian
law school cannot be denied accreditation because it officially opposes
homosexuality.
A five-judge panel from the British Columbia Court
of Appeal ruled Tuesday that denying Trinity Western University's law
school accreditation was a religious liberty violation.
In a
unanimous decision, the five judges concluded that the Law Society of
British Columbia was "unreasonable" in denying accreditation to TWU for
its position against homosexuality.
"In our view, the detrimental
impact of the Law Society decision on TWU's right to religious freedom
is severe. The legal education of TWU graduates would not be recognized
by the Law Society and they could not apply to practise law in this
province. TWU's religious freedom rights as an institution are also
significantly impacted by the decision," concluded the Court of Appeal.
A Canadian-based Christian university, TWU has found itself in legal
battles in multiple Canadian provinces over its theologically
conservative stance on sexual ethics.
At specific issue is the
university's Community Covenant, which requires students and faculty to
"voluntarily abstain" from "sexual intimacy that violates the sacredness
of marriage between a man and a woman."
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