Posted on 10/27/2005 1:31:05 PM PDT by Coleus
Ryan Miner, 19, of Hagerstown, Md., was sanctioned by Duquesne after posting his view in The Facebook, an online directory that is not related to the university.
Miner opposed an effort by other students to form a Gay-Straight Alliance group, an issue that is still being debated by the university.
"I believe as a student that my First Amendment rights in the Constitution were subverted and attacked," said Miner.
After Miner's comments appeared online, some students complained to the school.
After a hearing, the Office of Judicial Affairs found Miner guilty of violating the University Code, which prohibits harassment or discrimination based on sexual orientation, among other groups.
A 10-page paper was assigned as punishment. Miner said he refuses to write it and will file an appeal.
The school is violating equal protection by discrimating against him for his religion.
It can, and should be, stripped of all federal funding by fairly clear federal law.
They brought this upon themselves by considering a Gay-Straight Alliance group. They should have said NO immediately since it IS catholic and parents do send their children to Catholic Schools for a Catholic Education. He used a poor choice of words but should have had his say. And besides, he posted his comments on a non-school webpage.
Bingo! The cause of action here is breach of contract. Posting a general comment on a message board is not discrimination or harassment unless specifically directed at a specific person or persons. I also believe there would be a colorable defamation claim in there also.
Agreed. However, I do think his choice of "Subhuman" may have been rather undiplomatic. His freedom to speak is less expensive than the cost of his expression to the conservative and traditional way of life.
One can be very effective without resorting to the sharp utensils. It's all about perception.
He is in trouble because of an online, non-school, website? So I guess the school could kick him out for attending a Catholic or evangelical church.
Actually many of them do.
Proof? Excluding animals in captivity (zoos, domesticated pets and livestock).
Verified observation of continuing patterns of homosexual copulation in wild species in natural habitat - not misinterpreted displays of dominance. Never seen it and the gay lobby would be trumpeting it if existed.
Did not realize this was a Catholic school. They should have the right to decide who attends, and this fellow ought to be glad he's not going to be there.
Maybe it would have been better if he had stated that a person who engages in homosexual acts is sure to get a reservation at the Eternal Lake of Burning Hellfire Resort and Spa. I am sure it is listed on Expedia, Hotwire and Priceline.
All excellent reasons why they the university is acting badly, and why the student may have a case for breach of contract and/or libel. But none of it establishes or justifies a charge of Unconstitutional censorship of free speech.
Is that all there is to being homosexual? What if two males have other sexual contact besides the act you mentioned?
It is a sad day when a person of common decency cannot even express his feelings about sexual perversions. I suppose the school would rather that we all be a bunch of perverts.
No one needs that kind of an education!
Even the choice of language depends on the venue. If this had been in a classroom or a dorm room or some other place on campus, then the student might be charged with disruption. But if it is unrelated to them, by what right do they disciple him? That should be up to the webmaster.
Really, they engage in consensual copulation? Or are you just interpreting pseudo-sexual displays of dominance as homosexual behavior?
The study focuses on ten of the largest Catholic universities based on undergraduate enrollment. They include Boston College (employees reportedly gave $17,000 to Kerry and none to Bush), DePaul University (Kerry $7,950, Bush $250), Duquesne University (Kerry $1,350, Bush $200), Fordham University (Kerry $19,460, Bush $4,000), Loyola University of Chicago (Kerry $6,300, Bush $700), Marquette University (Kerry $1,200, Bush $1,200), St. John’s University of New York (Kerry $2,750, Bush $750), St. Louis University (Kerry $7,750, Bush $3,500) and the University of Notre Dame (Kerry $15,350, Bush $3,600).
William Presutti, associate dean of Duquesne University’s Graduate School of Business ($250 to Kerry);
Marian Wright Edelman, president, Children's Defense Fund; CDF promotes school health clinics that emphasize contraceptive services and abortion; Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.
Agreed - which is why I have a major problem with the American wing of the Catholic Church. They have let liberal ideology trump their ecclesiastical foundation.
Yeah, if by nothing else then just grinding this guy down to the point where he quits -- the fight and the university. And all will be as before.
subhuman not right - but ...
Perverted
deviant
abnormal
substandard
falting
disordered
etc - all correct
homosexuals cannot propagate their own species therefore they are a deviant, abnormal, substandard form of life.
For the leftist darwinian evolutionists that should be obvious.
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