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WillParkinson

(16,862 posts) Mon Mar 19, 2012, 01:17 PM Mar 2012

SCOTUS: College Christian Clubs Can't Discriminate Against LGBT Students

SCOTUS: College Christian Clubs Can't Discriminate Against LGBT Students

The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear an appeal of a lower court's ruling that Christian student clubs cannot bar LGBT people from membership.

The justices on Monday are leaving in place a federal appeals court ruling that found that the policy doesn't violate the Constitution. The policy says officially recognized campus groups can't discriminate based on religion or sexual orientation. A Christian fraternity and a sorority at San Diego State University sued in 2005, arguing that the policy violates their religious freedom. The groups are restricted to Christian members.

RELATED: In 2010 the Supreme Court ruled that it was legal for universities to deny funding to such groups.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2012/03/scotus-college-christian-clubs-cant.html

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SCOTUS: College Christian Clubs Can't Discriminate Against LGBT Students (Original Post) WillParkinson Mar 2012 OP

religious freedumb to discriminate against others. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2012 #1

meanwhile these people discriminate against others because of their superstitious beliefs nt msongs Mar 2012 #2

add their holier than thou approach, their refusal to face facts, and ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2012 #3

Good news...if you want to discriminate you religious nutjobs... joeybee12 Mar 2012 #4

Finally - SCOTUS does something good for a change Initech Mar 2012 #5

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

1. religious freedumb to discriminate against others.

Reply to WillParkinson (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 01:19 PM

Mar 2012

That's so fucking christian of them, when you think about it.

msongs

(67,405 posts)

2. meanwhile these people discriminate against others because of their superstitious beliefs nt

Reply to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:00 PM

Mar 2012

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

3. add their holier than thou approach, their refusal to face facts, and

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:30 PM

Mar 2012

their demand that WE must follow their rules on all issues, and I find that I have to restrain myself from saying what I really think about religions.

Oh wait. I don't restrain myself, actually. Huh.

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

4. Good news...if you want to discriminate you religious nutjobs...

Reply to WillParkinson (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 04:36 PM

Mar 2012

get off campus...don't expect a college or university to simply rubber-stamp your bigotry.

Initech

(100,076 posts)

5. Finally - SCOTUS does something good for a change

Reply to WillParkinson (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 04:58 PM

Mar 2012

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