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Right argument wins the day for British Catholics

By Alliance Alert

Gerald J. Russello writing in the National Catholic Register: "[S]ecular bureaucracies can be relied on to interpret rules to favor their own mission, rather than respect the rights of religious institutions. The Charity Commission could have exempted religious institutions from the Equality Act, but doing so would have permitted them to operate according to their own beliefs . . . [T]he presence of an independent judiciary, when presented with the right arguments, can preserve the freedom of religious institutions to act according to their beliefs. That independence has been less evident among some American judges, who have sometimes been too easy in accepting an argument based on a specious notion of equality or rights. This Catholic Care decision, however, may provide some additional support for those arguing for religious freedom here as well." | For more information on the Catholic Care case, see this ADF Alliance Alert compound tag: http://www.alliancealert.org/tag/country-united-kingdom+topic-adoption+global-religious-freedom/

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on April 20, 2010 (boomark / email).