Christian Horizons, an evangelical Christian organization, is appealing part of the Ontario Human Rights Commission's recent ruling which stated that it violated the rights of a former worker, Connie Heintz (39), by terminating her employment when she revealed that she was a lesbian in 2000 (click here for more details). The ruling ordered Christian Horizons to compensate Heintz $23,000 in lost wages and to stop requiring its staff to sign an explicitly Christian morality code. Christian Horizons stated that it will no longer require employees to sign the code but plans to appeal the remainder of the tribunal's order. Opposition political parties have called on the province to consider pulling funding from the group, claiming that it is unjustly imposing its beliefs on its employees.
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Faith and Public Life in Light of Bill C-9
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Photo: RawPixelOn March 25th, after months of committee proceedings and deliberations in the House of Commons, Canada's governing Liberal Party has forced an end to the debate – resulting in the passage of the controversial Bill C-9. The legislation has now moved to the Senate for further consideration.
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Decision for Trinity Western University
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