Posted on 05/21/2021 6:54:10 PM PDT by marshmallow
Attorneys representing a Missouri Christian college asked a federal court Wednesday to halt a Biden administration directive the school says would force it to violate its religious beliefs.
The College of the Ozarks, a Christian liberal arts college in Point Lookout, Missouri, sued the Biden administration in April over a rule change that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in housing.
In February, the Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a memo interpreting federal prohibitions of sex discrimination in housing to also protect sexual orientation and gender identity.
The new rule is an interpretation of President Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 executive order; Biden had stated in his order, “It is the policy of my Administration to prevent and combat discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation.”
In its lawsuit, the college claimed that the administration would require biological males identifying as transgender females to not be denied access to female dorms or bathrooms. Such a requirement under the Fair Housing Act would violate the school’s faith-based standards prohibiting males and females from living together in the same dormitories, the college claimed.
A hearing in the case, before the U.S. district court for the Western District of Missouri, was held on Wednesday.
“The government cannot and should not force schools to open girls’ dorms to males based on its politically motivated and inappropriate redefinition of ‘sex,’” said Julie Marie Blake, senior counsel with the group Alliance Defending Freedom which is representing the college, in a statement.
“Women shouldn’t be forced to share private spaces—including showers and dorm rooms—with males, and religious schools shouldn’t be punished simply because of their beliefs about marriage and biological sex,” Blake stated.
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Very angering.
do they accept money from the feds??
Apparently so.
They will have to reconsider.
At some point we all have to simply disobey these disgusting edicts. They count on fear based compliance. Time for widespread disobedience.
If they do that doesn’t mean they can force men to shower with women.
Dems need everyone to become Nazis.. That’s how it’s done..Strip people of their decency
Does that mean that anyone who accepts an unemployment benefit, or social security, or Medicare are subject to Biden's executive orders, too?
When did an executive orders become enforceable on private institutions? I thought they were limited to only executive branch actions that are authorized by a law passed by Congress?
How does a judge justify extending the authority of executive orders to ordinary citizens? Where is the line between "necessary and proper" executive execution of the law, and despotic ordering of private citizens to comply with an edict?
-PJ
Men shouldnt either. False alegations and theyhave no business in male-only spaces.
Bad enough gays are in there. Dont need women too.
Its bad because its bad, not because women cry more about it.
Women were the group that told everyone to be tolerant of all the perverted freaks. They weren’t a big deal, they wouldn’t bother you, they jst want to be left alone, they are people too...all that bs. When it starts to be painful for women, then all the crap they spouted for the lgbtq crowd goes out the window.
I dont want to be anywhere near them. Dont need to deal with lies and false accusations. Had my fill of that bullcrap in school.
Biden cannot force them to abandon their beliefs. He can only make it painful to practice them.
Let’s call it what it is . . .religious persecution.
Close the showers until further notice .
Enough .
I’m waiting for the directive to be applied to madrassas. Otherwise, the directive is discriminatory and a violation of Civil Rights in that it singles out only Christian schools and gives a pass to other organized religions/cults that not only segregate by race, but by sex, with boys taught different subjects than girls.
What makes you say that they accept money from the feds? This is a private, Christian, no-tuition college in Missouri. There are 1500+ students. It is government persecution. There most likely a dedicated staff of demons going through each state targeting Christian, traditional colleges.
Not the same college. This is the College of the Ozarks not Ozark Technical school.
Check this page for College of the Ozarks financial aid info: https://www.cofo.edu/Scholarships Apparently, students can apply for federal aid but it does not appear to be administered through the school. It is still a lever for the feds, though.
They weren't targeted because of some federal student loans, they were targeted because of what they stand for. College of the Ozarks is fighting back. It's not over yet.
My mistake on that.
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