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Atheists clinging to Christianity. ( at least, at Vanderbilt University )

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Sunday, February 5, 2012 4:28 AM

America loves a winner!

National Interest - US
Professor Says Vanderbilt Suppressing Christian Student Groups Amid Shutdown Threats

Is Vanderbilt University flirting with the suppression of religion? Yes, according to Carol Swain, a professor at Vanderbilt’s Law School.

Specifically, Swain is referring to four Christian student groups being placed on "provisional status" after a university review found them to be in non-compliance with the school’s nondiscrimination policy.

Vanderbilt says the student organizations cannot require that leaders share the group’s beliefs, goals and values. Carried to its full extent, it means an atheist could lead a Christian group, a man a woman’s group, a Jew a Muslim group

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/26/professor-says-vanderbilt-suppres
sing-christian-student-groups-amid-shutdown/#ixzz1lW9CLxdN

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Sunday, February 5, 2012 5:23 AM

WISHIMAY

I think if I was to be in a religion based group at Vanderbuilt it would probably be easier to "officially" disband the group and then meet off campus, rather than deal with policy these days. I don't know what ramification that would have as far as perks...

I'm all for separation of church and state and equal opportunities, but this just seems silly.
Sounds a little like the university is trying to intentionally cause problems within the Christian groups. I wonder if this is retaliation for something they were doing, or if someone got miffed that they weren't allowed to come in and pick apart a group??

Live and let live, ya dumb smart people

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Sunday, February 5, 2012 5:44 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

VU is a private institution, so there SHOULD be no issue w/ compliance here. It's simply how the powers that be there want to run things.

Silly.

If I'm paying boat loads of $ for my kid to go to a private university, and that $ goes to help pay for the facilities which the students use, why is it so much to ask that , if there's a student run organization,can't they run it like they see fit, and use the facilities for which their student fees help pay for in the first place ? Why should a group be forced off campus ? It defies logic. It's PC mentality , gone mental. ( or is that redundant ? )

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Sunday, February 5, 2012 7:38 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

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this just seems silly

That's about it. PC carried to extremes. With all the actually serious things going on...well, what can I say?

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Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:12 PM

RIONAEIRE

Beir bua agus beannacht

Political correctness can get way out of hand. If I go to a women's group I'd like a woman to run it thank you. I'm sure the Muslim Students Asoc. would want a Muslim leading it etc. This article doesn't surprise me though because people really are this obnoxious these days, I can't expect much common sense from mortals of late.

Lets rise above this stupidity in life and say no more ... stupidness.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:22 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
VU is a private institution, so there SHOULD be no issue w/ compliance here. It's simply how the powers that be there want to run things.

But if that's how TPTB at the university want to run things, and it's a private university, who are you to complain?

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill

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Monday, February 6, 2012 1:04 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

I'm no one to complain, but those who GO there sure seem to be complaining. Maybe they'll listen to the folks who help pay their salaries, but I'm , well... skeptical.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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