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Old Union Guy

(738 posts) Thu Dec 10, 2015, 07:59 PM Dec 2015

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This Christian University Just Won the Right to Ban Gay Students

This Christian University Just Won the Right to Ban Gay Students
http://news.yahoo.com/christian-university-just-won-ban-170112556.html

The LGBT movement has achieved many notable victories this year, securing marriage equality, major attacks on conversion therapy and more. But one Christian university just demonstrated why activists and allies must not become complacent: Carson-Newman University, a private Southern Baptist college in Tennessee, is now legally allowed to ban students whose "lifestyles" are interpreted as an affront to their Christian philosophy: gay students and others included.

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This Christian University Just Won the Right to Ban Gay Students (Original Post) Old Union Guy Dec 2015 OP

I hope they get no federal subsidies. nt valerief Dec 2015 #1

You know better. Jester Messiah Dec 2015 #3

I know. They get it all, cuz Jesus and shit. nt valerief Dec 2015 #4

Millions and millions and millions of rightwingers see this and they high five and randys1 Dec 2015 #2

Maybe I'm overly optimistic, but is this likely to be appealed? eom Betty Karlson Dec 2015 #5

So many christians are always so creepy and weird, some institutions function RKP5637 Dec 2015 #6

valerief

(53,235 posts)

1. I hope they get no federal subsidies. nt

Reply to Old Union Guy (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 08:00 PM

Dec 2015

Jester Messiah

(4,711 posts)

3. You know better.

Reply to valerief (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 08:32 PM

Dec 2015

valerief

(53,235 posts)

4. I know. They get it all, cuz Jesus and shit. nt

Reply to Jester Messiah (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 08:48 PM

Dec 2015

randys1

(16,286 posts)

2. Millions and millions and millions of rightwingers see this and they high five and

Reply to Old Union Guy (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 08:06 PM

Dec 2015

party hearty.

They fucking LOVE it when their hatred can be done officially.

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)

5. Maybe I'm overly optimistic, but is this likely to be appealed? eom

Reply to Old Union Guy (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 09:56 PM

Dec 2015

RKP5637

(67,088 posts)

6. So many christians are always so creepy and weird, some institutions function

Reply to Old Union Guy (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2015, 10:19 AM

Dec 2015

more like cults.

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