I am writing re "What would Jesus do?", editorial April 25. Editor Godbout stated that Trinity Western University has found out that secular views have trumped Christian values in modern-day Canada and he quotes Jesus Christ saying to render unto "Caesar the things that are Caesar's".
Actually at the time of Christ, the early church and the Roman emperors, the situation was also a time when, "secular views have trumped Christian values" and many of the early church were murdered for refusing to bow to such secular views. Should things here become more "progressive" and Christians perhaps start to get murdered for their faith, would Mr. Godbout pragmatically intone, "that was your mistake, not accepting secular values"? For years, Christians have been killed in other countries for their faith and if it is not known, it is because media entities like the Citizen do not generally report on it.
What is the bottom line of Mr. Godbout's confused editorial on Trinity's planned law school though? Can Christians believe that homosexuality and sex outside of heterosexual marriage is wrong, yet legitimately work in such areas of Canadian life as the legal sector? Or is it the fact that they sign such an agreement that Mr. Godbout cannot get over? Of Trinity president Bob Kuhn, the editor stated: "Kuhn is free to demand his students sign the behaviour covenant but law societies across Canada are free to oppose that demand and reject the school's graduates, on the grounds that they've been taught that their religious values are greater than the law and that they condone prejudiced behaviour against homosexuals."
They have not been taught that their religious values are greater than the law. Mr. Godbout, you know no more about what Trinity Western teaches than you know about the Bible. Courts are also free to order law societies to stop discriminating against schools like Trinity. As well, there are lots of other law schools that people who do not accept Trinity's covenant can attend. Your inference that Trinity graduates would discriminate is mere speculation on your part. What you need is what graduates of law schools use in court: actual evidence. Sorry to have such reality spoil your (anti-Christian?) assumptions.
Paul Serup
Prince George
