Today’s Lynch List

Alright, here goes.

First off, a bit of a grab-bag. Blazing Cat Fur notes Miss Marprelate Tracts‘ post – November OHRT Cases – while, and this may be somewhat old news, with somewhat old links ( I may have already posted some of these; can’t remember ), Dakota Voice, Marginalized Action Dinosaur, ReligiousLiberty.tv, and Russ Campbell talk about the Boissoin case/appeal decision ( follow the topic at Blogcatalog, if you wish ).

Second, via ChristianWeek: Organizations’ Christian identity threatened:

By Josiah Neufeld

TORONTO, ON—Hundreds of Christian organizations in Ontario are following a landmark case before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the outcome of which could affect the way they are permitted to express their Christian identity.

In December Christian Horizons, an evangelical Christian organization that runs group homes for disabled people in the Waterloo area, appeared before a three-judge panel to appeal the decision of a human rights tribunal.

In April 2008 the tribunal ruled that Christian Horizons created a poisoned work environment for Connie Heintz and discriminated against her because she is lesbian.

Heintz identifies as an evangelical Christian. She says she came to an understanding of her sexual orientation while working as a support worker for Christian Horizons in the late 1990s. She also entered a same-sex relationship—something prohibited by the lifestyle and morality code Christian Horizons requires all its employees to sign. In the fall of 2000 Christian Horizons asked her to leave.

Heintz later launched a human rights complaint against Christian Horizons.

The tribunal told Christian Horizons to pay Heintz $23,000 in damages, provide human rights training for all its employees and get rid of its lifestyle and morality statement.

Far-reaching effects

The decision of the Ontario divisional court—which isn’t expected for at least six months—could impact about 1,200 evangelical organizations in Ontario, says Don Hutchinson, legal counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC).

Read the rest here. H/t to Binks.

Third, Binks of Free Canuckistan does that thing that he does so well, with another heaping helping of links and commentary: Steyniac 403st. 

Finally, a free speech controversy, and old, old comrades of Barbara Hall ( scroll down ).