Christian university grants benefits to 'gay couples'
A Christian university in Arizona has granted benefits to lawfully married same-sex couples while maintaining its religious beliefs that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
The Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix said its decision respects the government and laws after the U.S. Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriage in the country last June.
"As a result, notwithstanding GCU's sincerely held religious beliefs regarding marriage, we have recently been confronted with the issue of whether GCU will extend benefits to lawfully married same-sex couples. For the reasons articulated in this statement, in this specific instance, GCU is making a conscious choice to maintain its religious beliefs, while respecting and honouring its neighbours, as well as the system of government and laws that exist today, by extending employee benefits to spouses of lawfully married same-sex couples,"...
