suggested the value of using foreign laws as precedents in American judicial decisions<\/a>. \u00a0And I would expect that many of you have heard the argument, as I have, that \u201cWe surely don\u2019t want to be the last country in the civilized world that ___________ .\u201d<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anywhere, here\u2019s the salient fact that should bring this Canadian\u00a0case fairly close to home for many of us:<\/p>\n
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On the point in question, Trinity Western University\u2019s \u201cCommunity Covenant\u201d is essentially identical to BYU\u2019s \u201cHonor Code.\u201d<\/p>\n
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(My thanks to Tom Stringham for bringing this disquieting news to my attention. \u00a0I\u2019ve blogged about TWU\u2019s plight before, but had hoped that place might have been found in the New Order\u00a0for a few thousand polite and gentle dissidents.)<\/p>\n
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Posted from San Diego, California<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 Canada doesn\u2019t have a precise equivalent to the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. \u00a0 Still, this is a troubling decision, and one that indicates a highly possible trajectory for the United States a few short years from now: \u00a0 http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/ontario-law-societys-decision-to-refuse-trinity-western-accreditation-upheld\/article25230491\/ \u00a0 You think, since it\u2019s from a foreign country, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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