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Funding of New Brunswick Christian university under attack by homosexual activists

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MONCTON, New Brunswick , June 18, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Moncton’s Crandall University , a Christian liberal arts school formerly known as Atlantic Baptist College, is in the crosshairs of homosexual rights activists who claim the school’s “ Statement of Moral Standards ” discriminates against homosexuals and is a violation of human rights. The school’s Lifestyle and Ethical Standards Covenant states, “As a Christian community, Crandall University upholds Christian standards of behavior to which faculty and staff are required to conform. These standards derive not only from the Christian scriptures, but also from the culture of the supporting evangelical constituency.” Among seven points of ethical standards that staff and faculty agree to follow, one requires employees “To be sexually pure, reserving sexual intimacy for within a traditional marriage between one man and one woman, and refraining from the use of pornographic materials.” River of Pride, a Moncton activ

Florist under fire for refusing to supply flowers for same sex marriage

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A New Brunswick florist has come under fire by homosexual activists and their supporters for refusing to provide flowers to a lesbian couple for their “wedding” ceremony.  The florist, a Christian woman, reportedly said she does not want any part in a same-sex “marriage.” Kimberly Evans owns and operates her business “Petals and Promises Wedding Flowers” from her family home in Riverview, N.B.  After discovering that the “wedding” she had agreed to provide flowers to last month was a same-sex event, Evans sent an email to the lesbian couple explaining that she could not take their business. “I am choosing to decline your business. As a born-again Christian , I must respect my conscience before God and have no part in this matter,” the email said, according to CBC News . Evans, said that she is not making public comment at this time. The couple’s wedding planner, Mario Bourgeois Leduc of La Teraz in Moncton , immediately made the issue public on Twitter, while refusing to releas