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Fuller Seminary can expel students for extramarital activity........
Fuller Seminary can expel students for extramarital activity, same-sex marriage and still receive gov't aid: court
A judge has ruled that Fuller Theological Seminary can expel students who have engaged in extramarital activity or have entered a same-sex marriage, and still receive federal funding.
Two former students expelled for being in same-sex marriages filed suit against the California-based evangelical school, claiming that the standards violated Title IX Civil Rights law.
United States District Judge Consuelo Marshall granted Fuller's motion to dismiss the suit on Wednesday, ruling that the seminary met the standards for a religious exemption to Title IX.
"Here, although the text of the Religious Organization Exemption may be read to require the 'religious organization' and 'educational institution' to be two separate entities, the ordinary meaning of the term 'organization' is sufficiently broad to include [Fuller's] board of directors," wrote Marshall.
"... the Title IX claim seeks to hold FTS liable for expelling Plaintiffs for entering same-sex marriages, which are contrary to the school's religious tenets. Thus, the Religious Organization Exemption applies."
Daniel Blomberg, senior attorney at Becket, a law firm that specializes in religious liberty cases and which represented Fuller, celebrated the district court ruling in a statement released Thursday.
"This is a huge win for seminaries, yeshivas, madrasas, and every other religious institution of higher education," stated Blomberg.
"That's because houses of worship, and not government officials, should be deciding how to teach the next generation of religious leaders."
Fuller Seminary can expel students for gay marriage says court - The Christian Post
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That's a step in the right direction.
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Should one wonder how they became students in the first place?
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Just for the sake of comparison. How does that differ from when Muslims voluntarily subject themselves to Shariah laws while living in the United States ?
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Just for the sake of comparison. How does that differ from when Muslims voluntarily subject themselves to Shariah laws while living in the United States ?
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The only problem I have with this is why are Christian organizations receiving federal funding? Doesn't receiving money from the government put us in precarious positions?
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The only problem I have with this is why are Christian organizations receiving federal funding? Doesn't receiving money from the government put us in precarious positions?
The difference between that and tax exemptions isn't much, in principle.
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The difference between that and tax exemptions isn't much, in principle.
Is it not perhaps: I'll give you money because you're not able to be successful by yourself vs. I'll take your money because you're successful?
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The only problem I have with this is why are Christian organizations receiving federal funding? Doesn't receiving money from the government put us in precarious positions?
The reason being that, generally, many schools are cash-strapped these days (although that's often due more to wasteful spending than actual monetary starvation) and federal funding is the teat from whence valuable money comes. Although I agree with you that it may be better to not receive such funding. Schools such as Patrick Henry College don't, for this precise reason - to avoid the government tentacles.
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I wish we would stop all government funding of all colleges. De-fund the Universities! My tax dollars should not be supporting liberal cesspools.
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