Eastern Michigan University has agreed to pay “a sum of money” as court-ordered punishment for expelling a Christian student from a counseling program and to remove the expulsion from her record.
The 6th Circuit said the evidence showed the student “was willing to work with all clients and to respect the school’s affirmation directives in doing so.”
“That is why she asked to refer gay and lesbian clients (and some heterosexual clients) if the conversation required her to affirm their sexual practices. What more could the rule require?” the judges said.
“Surely, for example, the ban on discrimination against clients based on their religion (1) does not require a Muslim counselor tell a Jewish client that his religious beliefs are correct if the conversation takes a turn in that direction and (2) does not require an atheist counselor to tell a person of faith that there is a God if the client is wrestling with faith-based issues.”
The judges said: “Tolerance is a two-way street. Otherwise, the rule mandates orthodoxy, not anti-discrimination.”
ADF said even though counseling referrals are a common and accepted professional practice, the university instead chose to expel Ward “when she sought to avoid violating her religious beliefs by referring a potential client to another counselor.”
Read the rest @ http://www.wnd.com/2012/12/university-pays-for-expelling-christian/
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