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Homosexclamation! Christian student fights prof, wins big
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | July 14, 2009 | Drew Zahn

Posted on 07/15/2009 3:07:02 AM PDT by Man50D

A California court has ruled in favor of a student who was insulted for defending traditional marriage and has ordered the college to strike from its website a sexual harassment policy that censors speech deemed "offensive" to homosexual people.

As WND reported, Jonathan Lopez, a student at Los Angeles City College, was delivering a speech on his Christian faith in speech class when professor John Matteson interrupted him, called him a "fascist b----rd" for mentioning a moral conviction against homosexual marriage and later told him to "ask God what your grade is."

The professor also warned on his evaluation of Lopez's speech, "Proselytizing is inappropriate in public school," and later threatened to have Lopez expelled.

Represented by attorneys from the Alliance Defense Fund, Lopez sued the Los Angeles City College District, the largest community college system in the U.S., with over 135,000 students.

The lawsuit not only targeted the school over the professor's comments, however, but also sought removal of a campus sexual harassment and speech policy that court documents allege "systematically prohibits and punishes political and religious speech by students that is outside the campus political mainstream."

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adf; freespeech

1 posted on 07/15/2009 3:07:03 AM PDT by Man50D
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To: Man50D

Of course these same professors also considers themselves champions of free speech.


2 posted on 07/15/2009 3:10:48 AM PDT by Always Right (Obama: more arrogant than Bill Clinton, more naive than Jimmy Carter, and more liberal than LBJ.)
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To: Man50D

The homofascists lose one.


3 posted on 07/15/2009 3:11:08 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease!")
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To: Man50D

Homosexuals are the epitome of tolerance and acceptance, mmmmmmmkaaaaaayyy....


4 posted on 07/15/2009 3:11:49 AM PDT by chris37
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To: Man50D

Finally someone gets it and is willing to stand up and do something about it.


5 posted on 07/15/2009 3:15:51 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: Man50D

Good for him!


6 posted on 07/15/2009 3:23:05 AM PDT by FES0844
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To: Man50D

God 1
Satan 0


7 posted on 07/15/2009 3:23:51 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: Man50D

Alliance Defense Fund is an honorable organization. I realize people are experiencing tough times, but people who donate to ADF (its a 501c3) can expect that they aren’t spending your dollars on high paid CEOs and boards of directors—the bucks go to their litigation.


8 posted on 07/15/2009 3:24:49 AM PDT by RushLake (Liberalism--Terrorism financed by your tax dollars.)
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To: Man50D

A little battle won in a big war.


9 posted on 07/15/2009 4:02:01 AM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged
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To: Man50D

A glimmer of hope in an age of despair.


10 posted on 07/15/2009 4:20:02 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: Man50D

Professors like this Jerk must be expunged from the system .
they are like a major infection on learning.


11 posted on 07/15/2009 4:52:56 AM PDT by chatham
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To: Man50D

Professors like this Jerk must be expunged from the system .
they are like a major infection on learning.


12 posted on 07/15/2009 4:53:03 AM PDT by chatham
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mattesjc@lacitycollege.edu?subject=Speech

13 posted on 07/15/2009 5:32:32 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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To: freekitty
Finally someone gets it and is willing to stand up and do something about it.

We need more people with the courage to stand up for their beliefs. And we need it at all grade levels in the public education system. Parents need to get involved and teach their kids how to fight for their beliefs.
14 posted on 07/15/2009 6:11:05 AM PDT by ConservativeWarrior (In last year's nests, there are no birds this year.)
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To: chatham
I'd suggest you read Farris' Joshua Generation.

It details the shift in the philosophies taught in public education, including law, politics, and journalism, and what we can do about it.

15 posted on 07/15/2009 6:14:11 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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To: ConservativeWarrior

I so agree.


16 posted on 07/15/2009 6:14:55 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: Man50D
As WND reported, Jonathan Lopez, a student at Los Angeles City College, was delivering a speech on his Christian faith in speech class when professor John Matteson interrupted him, called him a "fascist b----rd" for mentioning a moral conviction against homosexual marriage and later told him to "ask God what your grade is."

Well, these are certainly fighting words. I applaud the young man for restraining himself and taking it to court, but mourn the loss of business for the surgical dentistry community on the part of the professor.

17 posted on 07/15/2009 6:16:48 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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