Times Colonist

Another victory for human rights?

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Re: “Law societies can deny accreditat­ion to Christian university’s school: court,” June 16. The decision by Canada’s Supreme Court cements our country’s rejection of any connection to its Christian past. The movement to remove any connection­s between the state and Christiani­ty has now been extended to block Christian educationa­l institutio­ns from forming individual­s with a Christian worldview.

As Christians, one of our fundamenta­l beliefs is that a man and a woman, in an exclusive marriage, is a reflection of God. Just as the love between the Father and the Son gives life to the world, so does the love between a husband and wife give life.

Christiani­ty calls all people to use their sexuality only as it is intended to be used: for the creation of a family in the intimacy of marriage. This is opposed to a society that believes that our bodies are our own property and that we can do whatever we want with them.

Christiani­ty does not condemn those who hold this opposing view, but does demand the right to express its own view.

By rejecting Trinity Western’s proposed law school, the road has been paved to reject any Christian institutio­n that promotes a world view that contradict­s society’s conception of humanity.

Yet, where does society’s world view lead? To a society where everyone has everything they want but lacks the one thing that they truly need. Michael Casagrande Victoria

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