Posted on 07/26/2010 9:37:41 AM PDT by Nachum
An Augusta State University counseling student has filed a lawsuit against her school claiming it violated her First Amendment rights when it told her to change her traditionalist Christian views on homosexuality or get out. The Alliance Defense Fund filed suit Wednesday on behalf of Jennifer Keeton, 24, seeking to stop the school from expelling her from her master’s degree program. “They made a cascading series of presumptions about the kind of a counselor she would be and have consequently … tried to force her to change her beliefs,”
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This is a good thing. She should 1) leave, 2) go to a real college that has academic standards, and 3) get a real degree in something requiring room temp or higher IQ.
Another example of the fascist left-wing progressive movement trying to force their perverted morality on others.
this lady needs a scholarship to a real university
The leftist fascists are not content with forcing people to act against their principles, they are forcing people to change their principles.
Every straight student need to leave, and let the university deal with the queers only.
need = needs
“The suit alleges the university retaliated against Keeton for stating her belief that homosexuality is a lifestyle choice and not a “state of being,”
If homosexuality is not a choice, how come their choice in shoes is so FAB-U-LOUS!
Apparently they don't include anyone with her Christian beliefs.
I’m glad the leftists are no longer pretending to be nonjudgmental and are openly taking the position that nonconformist thinking will not be tolerated. This is an admission that they are no longer interested in freedom or diversity, and you’re either in lockstep compliance with their rigid ideology or against them. This is a sort of ‘coming out’ for what’s been their practice for years, and makes the battle lines easier to recognize. It also makes the same argument for those with opposing viewpoints who want to establish and maintain their own institutions, like Christian colleges and marriage.
The Ruling Class hates the Country Class.
“Every straight student need to leave, and let the university deal with the queers only.”
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And this would provide yet another benefit to go with the utter cowardice and protection of tenure: a pre-screening student body of dating prospects for the QueerFaculty.
“This is an admission that they are no longer interested in freedom or diversity...”
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They never were.
““The ACA [American Counseling Association] Code of Ethics serves to ensure that counselors and counselors-in-training conduct themselves in a way which is consistent with the ideals of the profession. As such, the core values of diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion are present throughout the code and are crucial to the ethical decision-making process,” Erin Martz, ACA’s manager of ethics and professional standards wrote in an e-mailed statement.”
No standards, no intellect, and worthless degree. QED
Two of the subjects of the lawsuit, Mary Jane Anderson-Wiley (center), and Paulette Schenck (right).
These are the people who educate our children.
Note that the hyphenated last name of Anderson-Wiley (center) denotes marriage, and, presumably ... Never mind. Too awful to consider.
But their admitting it is new.
Augusta State University is in Georgia.
Georgia.
I read all of the comments from the OP. Good points are raised. Since when must you accept that the world view of others, is just as valid as yours? Pretending that is the case, does a disservice to all. Recusing yourself from working with a client whose lifestyle, or whatever, you find abhorrent, would at least be honest.
However, I guess we are not talking about honesty here. We should all pretend that all things, all ideas are equal, lest anyone be offended.
I wonder how they deal with muslim students.
This should go to the Supreme Court. Something in our bill of rights speaks about this subject.
Education was coopted by the left decades ago.
This is just another manifestation of the cancer.
Will Augusta make the exception for a Muzzie?
“The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God’s will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord’s Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.”(wikipedia - RCC catechism)
Whew. Either of those two would leave a bad tastes in someone’s mouth.
I love their tolerant approach!
Must taste like tuna.
Who knew that freedom of thought even needed mentioning in the Bill of Rights?
Thought police in action.
She should NOT leave. It is the intollerant homosexual advocate deviants who should leave.
Besides, "Augusta, Maine" is barely a small city. Never Mind a state. :-)
What kind of degree or grades does this person expect to receive from a masters program that will likely fight her at every turn when she presents her thesis?
She should cut her losses, see what credits will transfer, and look for a program more ‘open’ to there being more than one way of thinking.
“This is a good thing. She should 1) leave, 2) go to a real college that has academic standards, and 3) get a real degree in something requiring room temp or higher IQ.”
Actually, I disagree. This is one of the ways our rulers keep non-leftists out of the teaching profession. It is part and parcel of the takeover of education by the left that has occurred in my lifetime. Personally, I would trash the entire public education system today and make it a felony for anyone who has been a public school teacher or administrator to participate in educating youths in the future. That’s the only way to purge the system.
But as long as the system exists, we should not be encouraging colleges to filter future participants in the system for politically correct beliefs.
And so next you will be claiming the same for pedophiles as well. Sorry I don’t buy into your line of sensitivity towards corruption.
Exactly. It’s not about education anymore, it’s about indoctrination. Students can graduate while being illiterate or innumerate, as long as they can spout the “correct” doctrine. That’s the primary aim of modern “education”.
I agree. What is she doing getting a Master’s from Augusta University? You really need a named school for a Master’s Degree. I went to Florida State for my Bachelor’s Degree and that is where you can lower your standards in regards to name of the school. Florida State was also the time to have fun. However, when you go for the Master’s Degree, you have to grow up and get serious and that is where you go to a top tier school which is why I chose to attend George Washington University for my Masters. See how that works!!!
Exactly my thought as well. If they are not holding Muslims to the same standard they will (or should) have a difficult time defending their position.
“I’m glad the leftists are no longer pretending to be nonjudgmental and are openly taking the position that nonconformist thinking will not be tolerated. This is an admission that they are no longer interested in freedom or diversity, and you’re either in lockstep compliance with their rigid ideology or against them.”
I am too because it will be easier to shoot them and not have a guilty concience.
When posting an article to News/Activism there’s a simple feature that shows all 57 states, all one has to do is click one of them then it shows up here:
“TOPICS: Click to Add Topic”
Tuna that sat out for a week.
My pastor did a sermon yesterday on the ‘change’ that the LGBT crew is making - to be LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intergenerational). That’s right - they’re actually putting that information public now. They’re not meaning a 20 year old and a 50 year old, I’m thinking.
It’s amazing to me how many otherwise inteligent people have trouble comprehending that the left coopted media, union, judiciary, education, financial and religious leadership. All of us stood there and pretended it was not happening.
That is why a Marxist was able to usurp the White House.
The more perverts the merrier.
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