Monday 19 April 2010
Court Splits Sharply On Campus Christian Argument
It's an interesting dilemma.
Can a religion say that black people have to dress differently from white people (cover their head, say)?
Can a religion say that black people have to pray separately from white people (behind a screen. say)?
Can a religion say that all black people should be educated separately from whites?
Can a religion say that all female people....etc
So, if Hastings allows Islamic student organizati
PS: This is not really all that new. For years, Black organizations have been required to admit whites and women's organizations (women in the media, etc) to admit men, in order to qualify as non-discriminatory. Most have done so and found they were not over run by whites or men.
The problem with the CLA is that they are putting a restriction that not all of their co-religionists support. If there are Christians that think that homosexuality is NOT an "immoral lifestyle" and who "advocate" that the lifestyle not be considered as such, they would be barred by the "statement of faith". That is, upholding the CLA position would legitimise the usurpation of the name "Christian" by a sub-group of Christians and allow them to exclude any Christians who disagree with them.
It is tantmount to a Law Student Association saying that all law students may join, if they sign a statement of faith that "ambulance chasing" is an immoral lifestyle and "unrepentant participation in or advocacy of" advertising for legal clients is grounds for exclusion.
It's an interesting dilemma.
Can a religion say that black people have to dress differently from white people (cover their head, say)?
Can a religion say that black people have to pray separately from white people (behind a screen. say)?
Can a religion say that all black people should be educated separately from whites?
Can a religion say that all female people....etc
So, if Hastings allows Islamic student organizati
PS: This is not really all that new. For years, Black organizations have been required to admit whites and women's organizations (women in the media, etc) to admit men, in order to qualify as non-discriminatory. Most have done so and found they were not over run by whites or men.
The problem with the CLA is that they are putting a restriction that not all of their co-religionists support. If there are Christians that think that homosexuality is NOT an "immoral lifestyle" and who "advocate" that the lifestyle not be considered as such, they would be barred by the "statement of faith". That is, upholding the CLA position would legitimise the usurpation of the name "Christian" by a sub-group of Christians and allow them to exclude any Christians who disagree with them.
It is tantmount to a Law Student Association saying that all law students may join, if they sign a statement of faith that "ambulance chasing" is an immoral lifestyle and "unrepentant participation in or advocacy of" advertising for legal clients is grounds for exclusion.
# posted by Had It in Holland Park @ 21:05 
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