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Eugene

(61,899 posts) Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:41 PM Jan 2018

Christian group rejects gay student - then sues university for discrimination

Source: Associated Press

Christian group rejects gay student – then sues university for discrimination

Associated Press in Des Moines, Iowa
Mon 15 Jan 2018 17.06 GMT

The University of Iowa is caught up in a legal fight with Business Leaders in Christ, a conservative Christian group that denied a leadership position to a gay student.

The case pits a university policy barring discrimination based on sexual orientation against the religious beliefs of the 10-member group, which sued after the state’s flagship university in Iowa City revoked its campus registration in November.

The group says its membership is open to everyone, but that its leaders must affirm a statement of faith that rejects homosexuality.

The university says it respects the right of students, faculty and staff to practice the religion of their choice but does not tolerate discrimination of any kind.

Business Leaders in Christ, which was founded in the spring of 2015 by students at the university’s Tippie College of Business, met weekly for Bible study, to conduct service projects and to mentor students on “how to continually keep Christ first in the fast-paced business world”.

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Christian group rejects gay student - then sues university for discrimination (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2018 OP

I dont know Proud liberal 80 Jan 2018 #1

If political affiliation was a protected characteristic More_Cowbell Jan 2018 #3

except that Christianity is a broad-based term cojoel Jan 2018 #4

Oh I agree Proud liberal 80 Jan 2018 #5

The simplest solution would be for the BLIC group to TheDebbieDee Jan 2018 #2

They want access to the money from murielm99 Jan 2018 #6

These BLIC people are suing because they want to have their cake and eat it too... TheDebbieDee Jan 2018 #7

I'm guessing they like Trump ... left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #8

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)

1. I dont know

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:44 PM

Jan 2018

I am kind of with the Christian Group on this. Now if it was a sorority or fraternity that would be different.

That’s like me joining the college republicans and wanting a leadership position.

More_Cowbell

(2,191 posts)

3. If political affiliation was a protected characteristic

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:58 PM

Jan 2018

Then the group wouldn't be allowed to refuse you admittance. I can't believe that a leadership position, which is traditionally voted on by members, would be subject to the university's rule.

cojoel

(957 posts)

4. except that Christianity is a broad-based term

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:59 PM

Jan 2018

Christians do not universally reject homosexuality.

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)

5. Oh I agree

Reply to cojoel (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:06 PM

Jan 2018

And I am one Christian that doesn’t. Letviticus is one crazy Book of the Bible. And I like how these homophobic Christians pick verses out of there to justify their hate, but they dont pay attention to all that other crazy stuff in it.

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)

2. The simplest solution would be for the BLIC group to

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:56 PM

Jan 2018

conduct their organizational functions totally aside and apart from the University of Iowa!

That way BLIC can continue their discriminatory practices without dragging the taxpayer-funded University into their sh!thole...

murielm99

(30,745 posts)

6. They want access to the money from

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 05:04 PM

Jan 2018

student activity fees and access to meeting rooms on campus.

I don't know what I think about this. I will reserve judgement. I don't think the article gives enough facts.

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)

7. These BLIC people are suing because they want to have their cake and eat it too...

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 05:16 PM

Jan 2018

Hopefully, BLIC will lose their case and they will have to decide what they want to do more: continue to discriminate against gay people OR have access to taxpayer funds...

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

8. I'm guessing they like Trump ...

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:18 PM

Jan 2018

... who's in his third marriage.

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