PoliticalChic
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... Jennifer Keeton, who has sued Augusta State University to keep from getting expelled for not repudiating her statements about homosexuality. Keeton expressed her biblical perspective on the subject in and out of class while working toward a degree in counseling, and the school mandated a remediation plan that appears to have required her to renounce her Christian doctrine in order to gain a diploma from the school. The school has responded that a bias against homosexuality would disqualify Keeton from certification, a position that would put most Christians in Keetons position.
... It sounds to me like the ACA [AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION] wants a dont ask, dont tell rule for religion. That runs square into the First Amendment, especially for a state-run school. The ACAs idea of who comes first doesnt get to trump the restriction on freedom of religious exercise. If clients get off-put by Keetons approach to counseling, they can look for another counselor. Now, the ACA can decide not to certify her; as a private organization, they have that prerogative. If they do that explicitly based on her religious belief, however, they may have a problem with that in court, especially as it will block Keetons ability to make a living.
The state-run school has no such leeway. They cannot impose a religious test for graduation, no matter how they dress it up.
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS: JENNIFER KEETON TOSSED OUT OF GRAD SCHOOL BECAUSE
SHE'S A CHRISTIAN - if she was Muslim, then Obama and Holder would be suing on her behalf!
The remediation plan, according to the lawsuit, noted Keetons disagreement in several class discussions and in written assignments with the gay and lesbian lifestyle, as well as Keetons belief that those lifestyles are cases of identity confusion.
Jennifer Keeton ordered to approve of homosexuality or be expelled from grad school | JAMES EDWARDS
... It sounds to me like the ACA [AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION] wants a dont ask, dont tell rule for religion. That runs square into the First Amendment, especially for a state-run school. The ACAs idea of who comes first doesnt get to trump the restriction on freedom of religious exercise. If clients get off-put by Keetons approach to counseling, they can look for another counselor. Now, the ACA can decide not to certify her; as a private organization, they have that prerogative. If they do that explicitly based on her religious belief, however, they may have a problem with that in court, especially as it will block Keetons ability to make a living.
The state-run school has no such leeway. They cannot impose a religious test for graduation, no matter how they dress it up.
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS: JENNIFER KEETON TOSSED OUT OF GRAD SCHOOL BECAUSE
SHE'S A CHRISTIAN - if she was Muslim, then Obama and Holder would be suing on her behalf!
The remediation plan, according to the lawsuit, noted Keetons disagreement in several class discussions and in written assignments with the gay and lesbian lifestyle, as well as Keetons belief that those lifestyles are cases of identity confusion.
Jennifer Keeton ordered to approve of homosexuality or be expelled from grad school | JAMES EDWARDS