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Kansas law would force churches to host same-sex ‘weddings,’ receptions

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Official seal of South Hutchinson, Kansas (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Official seal of Hutchinson, Kansas (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) HUTCHINSON, KANSAS , – A proposed ordinance in one of the nation’s most conservative states would force churches to rent their property out for same-sex “weddings” and receptions. It would also force any public venue to allow people to use showers, restrooms, and locker-rooms based on their “ gender identity ,” rather than their “sex at birth.” The city council of Hutchinson, Kansas, is considering enacting a new statute adding sexual orientation and sexual identity to the city’s non-discrimination policy in all public accommodations. The measure would specifically include churches that rent their property to the public. “If a church has a parish hall that they rent out to the general public, they could not discriminate against a gay couple who want to rent the building for a party,” such as a same-sex ceremony or reception, according to a  city FAQ ...

Supreme Court of Canada anti-gay ‘hate speech’ case could be decisive for religious freedom

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Image via Wikipedia OTTAWA, October 13, 2011 - A case argued before the Supreme Court yesterday, if decided the wrong way, could result in “a virtual open season on anyone communicating a religiously informed position on any matter of public policy,” according to Don Hutchinson , general legal counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada , which intervened in the case - Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission ( SHRC ) v. William Whatcott.  The four-hour-long hearing had a record 21 interveners arguing both sides of a sharply divided stance on free and religious speech vs. hate speech and its interpretation by human rights commissions and tribunals. Image via Wikipedia   Hutchinson presented second to last and thus took in all the previous argumentation noting several startling positions. Saskatchewan human rights commission considers reading from Paul in Bible on TV could be hate speech The SHRC brought Whatcott before the Saskatchewan Human Rights Tribunal in 2006 over...