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Dutch Court Rejects Religious Objections of Marriage Registrars

By Howard Friedman

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In the Netherlands, the Equal Treatment Commission (CGB) ruled yesterday that the country's Equal Treatment Act is not violated when a municipality insists that applicants for the position of marriage registrar be willing to conduct same-sex marriage ceremonies as well as heterosexual ceremonies. NIS News says that the new ruling rejects arguments that religious objections to performing such ceremonies should be recognized. The CGB is an advisory court.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on April 16, 2008 (boomark / email).

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