{"id":26594,"date":"2017-11-09T09:16:05","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T14:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=26594"},"modified":"2021-10-07T11:02:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T15:02:03","slug":"bussey-gets-op-ed-published-in-the-national-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/intersection\/2017\/11\/09\/bussey-gets-op-ed-published-in-the-national-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Bussey &#8211; National Post Op-Ed:  Courts have no business reviewing religious decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706\" data-series-id=\"347\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/wall-v-jws\/\">Wall v. JWs<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nat-Post.png?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nat-Post.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nat-Post.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nat-Post.png?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nat-Post.png?w=1190&amp;ssl=1 1190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On November 2, the Supreme Court of Canada was asked to do something Canadian courts never do: review the solely religious decision of a church community. Until now, the courts have recoiled from getting involved in religious disputes\u2014and for good reason.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nationalpost.com\/opinion\/courts-have-no-business-reviewing-religious-decisions\">Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706 pps-series-meta-excerpt\" data-series-id=\"347\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/wall-v-jws\/\">Wall v. JWs<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>On November 2, the Supreme Court of Canada was asked to do something Canadian courts never do: review the solely religious decision of a church community. Until now, the courts have recoiled from getting involved in religious disputes\u2014and for good reason. 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Check back to this blog for more commentary: The Highwood Congregation of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses is a voluntary, religious association. A member must live according to accepted standards of conduct and morality. 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That also\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Measure-wood-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Measure-wood-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Measure-wood-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Measure-wood-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Measure-wood-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27668,"url":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/intersection\/2018\/06\/01\/busseys-commentary-on-wall-decision-recognizing-the-freedom-of-religious-communities-to-make-decisions-on-membership-internal-rules\/","url_meta":{"origin":26594,"position":4},"title":"Bussey&#8217;s Commentary on Wall Decision Recognizing The Freedom of Religious Communities To Make Decisions on Membership &#038; Internal Rules","author":"cccc","date":"June 1, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lawandreligionCanada\/videos\/2080415168838007\/ Brief Facts: Mr. Wall was found by his church to have violated their teachings and was disfellowshipped for not being sufficiently repentant. His loss of membership meant his former co-congregants would no longer do business with him as a real estate agent. 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