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Article: United Church to appear before Supreme Court in same-sex marriage hearing.
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- Presbyterian Record
- Article date:
- June 1, 2004
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The United Church of Canada has announced that it has been granted the right to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada hearing on same-sex marriage scheduled for October.
In its request to appear, the United Church argued that, as one of only three Christian churches that perform same-sex marriages, it had a direct interest in the issues being raised. It said the United Church would offer a unique perspective by bringing philosophical, religious, social, theological and moral arguments that support equal marriage for people regardless of their sexual orientation. The request for intervener status suggested that, in a debate that is too often characterized as ...