U of Iowa officials to pay damages for anti-religion policies

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paulbaxter
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U of Iowa officials to pay damages for anti-religion policies

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I'm not likely to weigh in on this discussion, but I thought this was quite a story:

Article from The Gazette

Story from Becket Law, who handled the suit
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Sounds like Intervarsity decided to ask a gay member who was trying for a leadership position to sign a statement agreeing that homosexuality is a sin. And that was the cause for at least one of the incidents. Personally, I find that pretty damn egregious. And while I can understand the court's ruling, it doesn't mean I think they're any less crappy as human beings.
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Yeah. It's not cool that they be discriminated against, but they should definitely be called out for their shitty views.
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Can’t say I’m really on the University’s side with the InterVaristy thing. Bad group, but they get to have thier own rules. Hopefully students will shun the group themselves without the need for official reprimand. Having a state agency come down on a private religious organization because of its tenets is questionable in the extreme.
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