Trinity Western University fights back by vowing to take law societies to court

Last month, Canada's largest body that regulates lawyers, the Law Society of Upper Canada, voted against accrediting graduates from the proposed law school at Trinity Western University. The B.C. school, which describes itself as a "Christian university," requires students to sign a community "covenant" pledging, among other things, not to engage in pre-marital sexual behaviour "that violates the sacredness of marriage between a man and a woman".

That provision has raised concerns about discrimination against gays and lesbians. 

Now, the school is going to take those law societies who denied it accreditation to court. Trinity Western President Bob Kuhn tells Carol that same-sex relations are "morally wrong."

The Nova Scotia Barristers' Society also made a similar decision, saying it wouldn't accredit lawyers from the school unless the school changes its policy. B.C.'s law society will revisit its decision to accredit the school in June.

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