Diverse Issues in Higher Education
by Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press , December 8, 2009
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether a California law school violated the constitutional rights of a Christian group by denying it recognition as an official campus organization because it excludes gays and lesbians.
The justices agreed to intervene in a case that pits anti-discrimination policies common on college campuses against freedoms of religion and association.
The Christian Legal Society at the University of California's Hastings College of the Law requires officers and voting members to share their religious beliefs, including that "Christians should not engage in sexual conduct outside of a marriage between a man and a woman."
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