Trinity Western University (TWU) has earned a reputation as a top-notch academic institution founded on Christian beliefs — but to found its own law school it will have to go all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada to defend its academic and religious freedom.
The court will hear two appeals that wish to deny the Christian university any basis to start its law school because Trinity has a code of conduct for all students to abstain from behavior that is contrary to biblical injunctions — including sex outside of traditional marriage.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Canada for more than a decade but is strongly rejected by evangelicals who believe it is contrary to biblical edicts on sexuality.
Critics say the code discriminates against any prospective LGBTQ students who might want to attend a conservative, evangelical law school.
But the university has always maintained that anyone identifying as LGBTQ is welcome to attend the college — so long as they do not violate the code.
