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august I ê , 2002 » 15 i'íU iH 'in c t v s CANADA and privately, with a section of society that the he Justice Ministry will church has often either tried, at best, to ignore or appeal the Ontario patronize and, at worst, to openly discriminate Superior Court ruling that against. Under his leadership homophobia will be the federal ban on same-sex challenged and intolerance rooted out.” marriage violates the Conservative Anglicans and Episcopalians nation’s Charter of Rights have denounced Williams’ “liberal,” “left-wing,” and Freedoms. “pro-homosexual” positions. “We do have prob- “There is no consensus, : lems with his radical agenda.. .so we are arranging either from the courts or Martin Cauchon ’ an early meeting hopefully to clarify some of these among Canadians, on fundamental concerns,” Frank Naggs, a member of whether or how fhe laws require change,” Justice the church’s evangelical caucus, told the Guardian. Minister Martin Cauchon said. “The govern Bruce Mason, spokesman for the conservative ment believes it is the responsible course to seek J American Anglican Council, told The Associat further clarity on these issues.” ed Press, “Some of his past views on issues of The July 12 ruling came in the case of two cou human sexuality are things we don’t support.” ples who were married at the gay Metropolitan Community Church via the process of reading S O U TH A F R IC A banns— asking in church on three Sundays if any full bench of South Africa’s Constitutional one objects to the marriage, which is a legal way to Court ruled July 25 that gay couples must marry in Ontario. Pastor Brent Hawkes gave them receive the same workplace benefits as married ordinary marriage certificates, but provincial offi couples. cials later refused to register the documents. The decision, which came in a case filed by The court’s ruling will become law July 12, a lesbian judge whose partner was denied 2004, if the federal Parliament has not legalized spousal benefits, cited the nation’s constitution, same-sex marriage by then. which bans all discrimination based on sexual orientation. Another lawsuit is pending that ❖ activists predict will open up ordinary marriage bout 80 people marched in the Gay Pride to South African same-sex couples. parade July 22 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Organizers blamed the low turnout on cold weather. “You can almost be sure that every time we have this it’s going to be a cold day,” said Derrick Bishop of the organizing committee. “There were no feathers and fishnets to be seen,” noted the local newspaper, the Telegram. The parade wrapped up a week of Pride events. D ignified P et S ervices T Cremation A Memorials For Your Companion • Unique. 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Richard Kirker, general secretary of the United Kingdom’s Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement, told the British Broadcasting Corp. “His close personal friendships with gay people over 30 years marks him out as the first archbish op of Canterbury who is entirely at ease, publicly uxiliary Roman Catholic Bishop of Cape Town Reginald Cawcutt resigned July 17 amid allegations that he outed himself as gay and homy on a sometimes sexually charged Web site set up for gay priests. He blamed the scandal on the conservative U.S. organization Roman Catholic Faithful, which infiltrated the now-offline St. Sebastian’s Angels and traced posting addresses. Cawcutt claimed that he participated in the discussions only because he ministered to Catholics who are gay and who have AIDS and that he always promoted celibacy in his postings on the site. He resigned, he said, to prevent divi sion in the church. ■* 9 *- S esame Street South Africa will add an HIV positive Muppet in September. 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