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College Bans Dormitory Bible Studies
NewsMax ^ | 2 Nov 05 | NewsMax

Posted on 11/02/2005 11:47:38 AM PST by NavVet

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To: MineralMan
So you're saying this is a non-story because it's OK for a school to curtail the Constitutional rights of its employees (freedom of association, freedom of religion, freedom of expression/speech), on their own time just as long as it isn't curtailing the rights of the students? I didn't read anything about forcible Bible studies, so I assume it was voluntary. I wonder if an openly homosexual RA would have his sexual practices protected, regardless of any students (religious or irreligious) found him "unapproachable."

RAs live in the dorms. Are they therefore 24/7 employees and thus must relinquish all of their Constitutional rights as long as they want employment? I think there have been at least a couple of cases that indicate that an employee is not an indentured servant and still has some civil rights.
181 posted on 11/03/2005 8:52:58 PM PST by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Liberals are blind. They are the dupes of Leftists who know exactly what they're doing.)
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To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
I wonder if an openly homosexual RA would have his sexual practices protected, regardless of any students (religious or irreligious) found him "unapproachable."

Well, truth be known there does appear to be a double standard at work here. Vagina Monologues good, Bible study bad.

Of course it doesn't matter one way or the other, the university has run afoul of the fees speech clause, the free exercise clause and the common freaking sense clause.

182 posted on 11/03/2005 8:59:21 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: jwalsh07

I know. The hypocrisy is frightening.

I didn't realize I'd written the same thing many others had. I didn't mean to beat a dead horse.


183 posted on 11/03/2005 9:05:01 PM PST by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Liberals are blind. They are the dupes of Leftists who know exactly what they're doing.)
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bttt


184 posted on 11/13/2005 10:50:17 AM PST by timestax
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To: MineralMan
What they banned was having employees of the school lead Bible studies.

so are the employees able to ATTEND the Bible studies? are they able to lead political groups?

185 posted on 11/13/2005 10:53:55 AM PST by latina4dubya
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To: NavVet

Sue them.


186 posted on 11/13/2005 10:56:41 AM PST by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)
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To: NavVet

This university is about to get its butt handed to it in court.


187 posted on 11/13/2005 10:58:06 AM PST by Sloth ("I don't think I've done a good job for 25 years" -- Mary Mapes. "I agree." -- Sloth)
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To: MineralMan
Misleading title. What they banned was having employees of the school lead Bible studies. Dorm Resident Managers and Assistants are employees of the school.


Unless they are Federal Employees and were instructed by the Federal government to create a church, then this is not only misguided but unconstitutional.

There is no separation of church and state in the constitution. The constitution forbids the Federal Government from establishing a State Religion (such as the Church of England), and not prohibit public employees from practicing their religion.

But then you know that don't you.

188 posted on 11/13/2005 11:10:06 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN
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To: theOffice

bttt


189 posted on 11/13/2005 3:46:37 PM PST by timestax
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To: timestax

bttt


190 posted on 11/13/2005 8:17:26 PM PST by timestax
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