Thursday, April 19, 2012
Vanderbilt faith groups make case in new video
A coalition of Vanderbilt University students, faculty and alumni opposed to the school's "all-comers" policy has released a six-minute video explaining why they believe the policy defies common sense and discriminates against Christian groups.
The video was posted on the Internet Wednesday (April 18), the same day students who oppose the policy handed out 4,000 MP4 players loaded with the video on campus. Players also are being given to the university's board of trustees.
The new policy requires any campus-recognized group -- including religious groups -- to apply, across the board, the university's non-discrimination policy, which forbids discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion and sexual orientation. For Christian groups, that means they technically cannot require their group leader to be a Christian. Read more
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