Polygamy laws remain in force says EFC legal counsel

With all the confusion coming out of British Columbia about a recent court decision concerning charges against polygamists in Bountiful, B.C. , the Evangelical Fellowship's Legal Counsel Don Hutchinson has published an essay explaining what really happened:

“It won’t do to have truth and justice on his side, he must also have the law” (Charles Dickens, Bleak House).

Madam Justice Stromberg-Stein of the Supreme Court of British Columbia has decided to throw out the charges against Winston Blackmore and James Oler for reportedly engaging in polygamy in contravention of the Criminal Code of Canada.

Comments in recent days in regard to that decision changed from the misunderstanding that the polygamy prohibition had been struck down by the court to the understanding that the decision of was directly related to the intricacies of administrative law procedure, rather than a constitutional challenge to the legitimacy of the Criminal Code sections.

To be clear, the Criminal Code prohibitions against polygamy remain.

There's more. Read the rest.

Also, it's great that Hutchinson and his boss, EFC president Bruce Clemenger were both at the 40 Days for Life opening rally, with Clemenger leading opening prayers and Hutchinson giving a short talk on the need for Parliament to legislate. There is no right to abortion in Canada, he said.

Amen to that. There is just a legal void. The picture shows Clemenger and Hutchinson at the rally.

Sorry I was a bit under the weather last week and I did not post as much as I would have liked on the rally.