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kweerwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 10:04 AM
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SoCal university denies charter to Christian group
California State University, San Bernardino has refused to allow a Christian group to organize on campus, saying it would discriminate against non-Christians and homosexuals.

The Christian Student Association's proposed constitution included a statement on sexual morality and required members and officers to be Christian.

State law prevents student groups at public universities from excluding people based on religion or sexual orientation.

"We are not permitted to charter them under Title V," said Christine Hansen, director of student leadership and development in the office of Student Affairs. She was referring to a section of the state education code.

http://www.deserttelevision.com/Global/story.asp?S=4266509

Any bets on how long it will take O'Reilly and his pointy-headed minions to get over their "war on Christmas" schtick and start using stories like this as "proof" of a war on Christians?
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TallahasseeGrannie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 10:07 AM
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1. This seems perfectly legal to me
the group openly displays exclusionary policies.
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 10:12 AM
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2. If the O'liely's and the Jerry Fraudwell's keep this ridiculous...
..pattern of screaming every time someone protects the average American's rights, I think we should
set-up a Coliseum and start feeding the Idiots to some Lions.
Then they'll REALLY have something to Bitch about...
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Dora Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 10:16 AM
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3. All they have to do is re-write their charter
All they have to do is a little creative sentence restructuring: "Open to ALL people regardless of faith or sexual orientation, in order to 1) engage in the study of Christian doctrine, precepts, and literature, and 2) practice living by Christian moral code.

They can still behave exclusively, even if the charter is open. Feckin' dummies.
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BR_Parkway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 10:27 AM
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4. Aw, let em in, then we start the Coliseum Lions club! All kidding aside
it seems pretty legal - you can't have clubs that discriminate.
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