Posted on 06/28/2010 8:21:47 AM PDT by OldDeckHand
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says a law school can legally deny recognition to a Christian student group that won't let gays join.
The court on Monday turned away an appeal from the Christian Legal Society, which sued to get funding and recognition from the University of California's Hastings College of the Law.
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Can a straight Christian join their gay group?
Yep. I heard a pastor say “the worst insult one can receive is ‘I didn’t know you were a Christian’.” I personally am sick to death of Christians who feel it is unBiblical to have righteous anger and do something. It is for the Kingdom we should move.
Justice Kennedy the double-crosser, again! Oh, what a different nation we would have been if instead we had a Justice Bork.
The issue is more complex than simply not taking funding. Students are assessed fees in addition to their tuition by student government which then distributes funding to campus organizations. So Christian students will be forced to pay for other organization’s budgets and facilities and will never have access to money and facilities of their own.
The Catholic Church should note this as they push for "vouchers" to keep their schools from closing. Either self-fund, or fold.
Yes. And, a Republican could join the Democrat student group, and if he got enough of his Republican friends to join with him, he could conceivably lead the Democrat club.
ALITO, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and SCALIA and THOMAS, JJ., joined.
Kennedy: The supposed conservative who is why we still have legalized infanticide and now apparently sanctions against the first amendment free exercise of religion.
Opinion link: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-1371.pdf
How does that change the law?
In Alito’s dissent: “The proudest boast of our free speech jurisprudence is that we protect the freedom to express ‘the thought that we hate.’” United States v. Schwimmer, 279 U. S. 644, 654–655 (1929)
Certainly at this university, if the Muslim association refuses to admit non-Muslims.
Yes, and although it’s not quite the same, it reminds me of how those who educate their kids in private and home schools have to pay for government schools in addition.
I think the bright distinction with vouchers is that they are given to individuals, not groups. For example, many Americans qualify for the GI Bill. If you qualify for the GI Bill, you may use those funds at (most) any accredited US university, to include many religiously affiliated universities. Also, you may use those funds to earn an undergraduate degree in divinity. So far, the Court has not found an constitutional infirmity with that process.
So, while the Catholic schools may benefit from students redeeming their vouchers at their school, it's unlikely that will undermine the Church's ability to control their religious teachings at those same schools - so far.
“Folks, here’s how it is... we need to start flooding these opposing groups with Christians.”
And then sue them when they deny access based on religion.
So this will include say, The Muslim Student Association, from obtaining funding?
Did the supreme court just made deviant behavior MANDATORY?
Unfortunately it’s always them contaminating us. They are attracted to us because they know they are safe. For us, we have to lower ourselves to have to deal with them and most won’t do that.
So, why are these organizations continuing as 501(c)(3) in the first place?
How much of our souls are we going to sell for the sake of this tax exempt status?
Yes, that is the crux of the matter.
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