It is Mr. Mason who is wrong. Religious freedom entrenched in our Constitution guarantees that those who adhere to a particular faith are allowed to practice that faith. This includes holding fellow adherents (including their children) accountable to their faith. And as sex is more than simply a basic bodily function, there are moral, ethical and religious aspects that must be considered. Mr. Mason seems to believe that there is only one acceptable world view of these things. Such a repressive attitude that is intolerant of basic religious freedom has no business writing such tripe in a respectable and respected News Service such as the Globe and Mail.

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