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Religious Freedom Doesn’t Justify Sexual Orientation Discrimination

In a fascinating case, the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench held that a government marriage official with deeply held religious beliefs couldn’t refuse to perform gay marriages. Accommodation of religion doesn’t constitute a licence to discriminate. The official couldn’t allow his personal beliefs to interfere with his public duties, the court concluded [Nichols v. M.J., 2009 SKQB 299 (CanLII) July 17, 2009].

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