Editor: This past week Trinity Western University lost its case at the Supreme Court to open a law school.
At issue is not the course itself, but rather TWU’s covenant that requires students to agree to live a lifestyle based on the Christian perspective while attending this school.
What is striking is that the Supreme Court recognizes that it is infringing on the religious rights of TWU, but still justified its decision. To be clear, TWU is a private university.
No one is forced to attend. If you do not agree with the covenant, then apply at a different law school. They are not taking any spots away from other law schools, but are in fact adding more, so it should be easier to get into the law school of your choice.
Another concern is that the Supreme Court only looked at the freedom of religion part of the charter and dismissed the freedom of association.
If Christian students want to get together and study together, and even get a degree together, why can they not do so? Who gets to decide which groups are allowed to associate together and which ones are not?
The charter is there to protect the people from the over-reach of the government, not to allow the government to impose its views on us. Trudeau’s liberals have already put a values test on the summer jobs program, and now Christians can’t study law together. Are we heading to a time where Christians will not be permitted in the public square at all?
Diversity is not all about what we look like on the outside like race and gender, but also about thought. If we cannot tolerate different opinions and have civil discussions about it, then we are heading into a totalitarian state, and the freedom we enjoy in Canada will no longer exist.
Ang de Boer
Aldergrove
