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stouffville suntribune thursday june 30 2005 5 sex marriage still debatable clergy by chris traber staff writer so the samesex marriage debate is over right tuesdays 158 to 133 vote in the house of commons approved bill c38 making samesex marriage legal nationwide and guaranteeing the rights of religious institutions to decide their own marriage policies case closed right some clergy such as father michael machcek of st patricks catholic church in markham are concerned another legal battle is looming there is a fear that there will be civil litigation because people may feel their rights are being violated by being denied a church ceremony he said the government could punish us by taking away our status as a registered charity but thats just number 84 on our list of concerns pride york region chairperson kevin mcbean sees the same possibility because of all the challenges and because its an exclusionary practice civil litigation wouldnt surprise me it would be a logical next step theres specific language around the performing of the ceremony external to that denying access to a church or parish hall for the reception could be discriminatory based on sexual orien tation said mr mcbean whose non profit organization educates and advo cates on behalf of the gay and lesbian community personally it is ah issue but he right to marriage is more important he said if thats their belief its their right to hold that belief whats key is not to have one human right cancel out another jaffari islamic centre imam syed rizvi is confident the new law will not impact his congregation the islamic faith does not allow accept or recognize same- sex mar riage imam rizvi said i dont think theres any likelihood of any member of the muslim commu nity approaching me i have not been asked nor would i perform a marriage between people of the same sex if i were asked the bill as i understand it gives all faiths that option the quran denounces homosexu ality we as a muslim community have issues with changing the definition of marriage bridle trail baptist church wont be offering samesex marriages either rev timothy ngo said no samesex mar riages based on our beliefs and bible teachings on that we stand firm he said rev ngo whose congregation is largely chinesecanadian said he has counselled individuals on the issue but has not been asked to preside over a samesex marriage if i were approached i would say no he said if they were christians i would sug gest they go to the bible besides our chinese culture is founded on strong traditional family concepts hours a day days a week call 1888hsfinfo to make your donation towards lifesaving research today heart and stroke foundation of ontario heart disease and stroke claim more than 79000 lives each year in canada this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sun callers never have to identify themselves or testily in coiirt v cash rewards for anonymous tips that lead to an arrest 1800222tips or 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