LOS ANGELES — InterVarsity Christian Fellowship members say they just want to spread the word, to provide a welcoming space for believers and nonbelievers alike on college campuses that sometimes can seem cold and isolating. Chapters of InterVarsity and some other Christian groups were stripped of recognition at California State University campuses this fall because they refused to sign a non-discrimination policy requiring clubs and organizations to open their memberships and leadership to all students. Efforts at Cal State and other universities across the country to vigorously enforce anti-bias policies have sparked a debate over how far administrators should go to ensure religious freedom — and whether religious groups on publicly financed campuses should be held to the same standards as everyone else. There also are concerns that well-intentioned directives have had the unintended consequence of stifling the freedom of expression and diversity of ideas that should be hallmarks in a university setting. A leader’s religious belief is as central a part of his or her identity as gender is for a fraternity or sorority member, he said, suggesting that the Cal State system itself was discriminating on religious grounds. In the wake of a 2010 U.S.
Christian Group Calls Csu Inclusionary Policy Discriminatory
Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle: Local
Tue, 10/28/2014 - 1:46pm
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