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Oct. 22nd, 2004
A side note to the NYC trip.
Oct. 22nd, 2004 04:30 pmThe pictures that came out will be up this weekend at some point. I've worked everyday since getting home. so haven't had the time to fiddle with them (Kiri did some clean up on them, though..)
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hlw kindly gave me a CD filled with Judas Priest albums and Metallica's S&M. This means I can drastically cut my Amazon wishlist down! Thanks, Howard!
hlw kindly gave me a CD filled with Judas Priest albums and Metallica's S&M. This means I can drastically cut my Amazon wishlist down! Thanks, Howard!
Evangelical law students sue Hastings
The Christian Legal Society sued UC Hastings College of the Law on Friday for refusing to recognize a student chapter on its campus because the organization bars gays, lesbians and non-Christians as members.
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, accused the law school of violating the students' rights of free speech and freedom of religion by requiring all officially recognized student clubs to comply with the school's nondiscrimination policy. The policy requires equal treatment regardless of race, sex, religion or sexual orientation, among other categories.
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The suit seeks a court order declaring Hastings' policy unconstitutional and requiring the school to recognize the student chapter, the Hastings Christian Fellowship. Recognition would make the chapter eligible for school activity funds and for inclusion on campus bulletin boards, events calendars and other official outlets.
OK, kids, let me explain this to you slowly.
You are free to assemble. You are free to exclude anyone you like from your little clique. But if you want state funds, you follow the state's rules. Simple as that. The state is under no obligation to assist exclusionary groups, and yes, a Republican could join the campus Democrats if he wanted to.. that's the rule.
What amazes me is that these morons are law students, and evidently not one of them have heard that in cases involving the Boy Scouts, courts have ruled all the way up to the nine wise men in Washington that groups that receive public funding can be required to meet qualifications set by the state. You don't like the requirements, you don't get the money. Simple as that. The BSA's refusal to bend is one of the reasons the organization is drying up.
The Christian Legal Society sued UC Hastings College of the Law on Friday for refusing to recognize a student chapter on its campus because the organization bars gays, lesbians and non-Christians as members.
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, accused the law school of violating the students' rights of free speech and freedom of religion by requiring all officially recognized student clubs to comply with the school's nondiscrimination policy. The policy requires equal treatment regardless of race, sex, religion or sexual orientation, among other categories.
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The suit seeks a court order declaring Hastings' policy unconstitutional and requiring the school to recognize the student chapter, the Hastings Christian Fellowship. Recognition would make the chapter eligible for school activity funds and for inclusion on campus bulletin boards, events calendars and other official outlets.
OK, kids, let me explain this to you slowly.
You are free to assemble. You are free to exclude anyone you like from your little clique. But if you want state funds, you follow the state's rules. Simple as that. The state is under no obligation to assist exclusionary groups, and yes, a Republican could join the campus Democrats if he wanted to.. that's the rule.
What amazes me is that these morons are law students, and evidently not one of them have heard that in cases involving the Boy Scouts, courts have ruled all the way up to the nine wise men in Washington that groups that receive public funding can be required to meet qualifications set by the state. You don't like the requirements, you don't get the money. Simple as that. The BSA's refusal to bend is one of the reasons the organization is drying up.
