[NEWS JUST IN] Court overturns Dutch Reformed Church's decision not to recognise same-sex unions pretorianews
Pretoria - In a victory for people in same-sex relationships and who are members of the Dutch Reformed Church, the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, on Friday morning overturned the church’s decision not to recognise same-sex unions within the church.
Laurie Gaum, with the blessing of his father, Dr Frits Gaum, a well-known figure in the church, launched the application. They challenged the church’s decision to go back on its word regarding same-sex unions. Gaum stance is that through this “flawed” decision-making process and its outcome, the church and the synod have infringed the right to religion itself and they have imposed their religious beliefs on others.He said the effect of the 2016 decision was to preclude members of the gay and lesbian community from concluding civil partnerships - which Parliament has provided by law for all South Africans - in their own church.
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