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Attorney: Crosses at Catholic University violate human rights of Muslim students
syracuse.com ^ | 10/27/11 | Lou Gulino

Posted on 10/27/2011 6:39:22 PM PDT by Jean S

The Washington, D.C. Office of Human Rights is investigating the Catholic University of America.

The Tower, a student newspaper at the university, says the charges allege the school does not provide Muslim students with places to hold frequent prayer services free of crosses or other Catholic symbols.

John F. Banzhaf III, a George Washington University Professor of Public Interest Law, ade the complaint to the human rights agency. In a news release Banzhaf alleges: "It is alleged that CUA does not provide space -- as other universities do -- for the many daily prayers Muslim students must make, forcing them instead to find temporarily empty classrooms where they are often surrounded by Catholic symbols which are incongruous to their religion."

The university says it hasn't seen any legal filings on the matter, but sent a written statement to Fox News.

“Our faithfulness to our Catholic tradition has also made us a welcome home to students of other religions,” said Victor Nakas, associate vice president for public affairs. “No students have registered complaints about the exercise of their religions on our campus.”

Banzhaf also complained that CUA does not sponsor a Muslim student association. But the Tower reports an Arab American Student Association recently formed on campus. The founder, Wiaam Al Salmi, told the Tower, “The community here is very respectful of other religions and I feel free to openly practice it.”

Patrick Reilly, the president of the Cardinal Newman Society, an organization that promotes Catholic identity on college campuses, told Fox News he was stunned by the complaint.

“This attorney is really turning civil rights on its head,” he said. “He’s using the law for his own discrimination against the Catholic institution and essentially saying Catholic University cannot operate according to Catholic principles.”


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catholic; crosses; mohammedan; moralabsolutes; moslem; muslim; romancatholic
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1 posted on 10/27/2011 6:39:29 PM PDT by Jean S
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To: Jean S

Freakin’ vampires. They are nothing but a pain in the ass. Especially around this time of year.


2 posted on 10/27/2011 6:40:17 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Stop Government Greed Now!!!!)
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To: Jean S

I would think this was satire, but in this day and age something like this is considered normal. Geesh, Louise, it’s a frickin’ CATHOLIC university!!


3 posted on 10/27/2011 6:43:10 PM PDT by peggybac
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To: Jean S
Anyone who doesn't think we as Christians are under persecution in this day and age is obviously not paying attention. between the secularists and the Islamists we are being whipsawed on a daily basis. And the so-called MSM is helping to orchestrate it. God preserve us in this time of persecution!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
4 posted on 10/27/2011 6:45:49 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: peggybac; wagglebee; Salvation; NYer
Geesh, Louise, it’s a CATHOLIC university!!

What did they expect?

The deal should be that Catholic University provides a "neutral" space when the first Church is opened in Saudi Arabia.

5 posted on 10/27/2011 6:47:11 PM PDT by lightman (Adjutorium nostrum (+) in nomine Domini)
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To: Jean S

Burqas at Catholic university violate rights of Catholic students.


6 posted on 10/27/2011 6:47:34 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Jean S

The mere fact that Christianity is still legal in the USA violates the rights of Muslim students. [/s]


7 posted on 10/27/2011 6:47:49 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (I won't vote for Romney. I won't vote for Perry.)
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To: peggybac

They don’t have any resources just off campus where they can howl to Allah in a cross-free room?

But yeah, it’s a Catholic university and at least nominally it matriculates students from a Catholic world view. Somehow this is not raising the ire of their Moose students. If Moose don’t like that, they should go to secular universities or set up Moose universities.


8 posted on 10/27/2011 6:48:15 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Seeing a moozlum anywhere is an insult to others.


9 posted on 10/27/2011 6:50:03 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Jean S

Oh for goodness sakes. Things are not only getting worse day by day, but thread by thread!

And NO, I won’t turn off my FR. I’m addicted.


10 posted on 10/27/2011 6:52:09 PM PDT by NoGrayZone (Stay involved..because stupid people are running America! - Herman Cain - Amen!!!)
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To: Jean S

Lawyers are nothing more than predatory scavengers living off the road kill of society.


11 posted on 10/27/2011 6:52:56 PM PDT by Parmy
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To: Jean S
“This attorney is really turning civil rights on its head,” he said. “He’s using the law for his own discrimination against the Catholic institution and essentially saying Catholic University cannot operate according to Catholic principles.”

EXACTLY. John Banzhaf gives even trial lawyers a bad name - he makes John Edwards look like a boy scout of a lawyer.

This is the guy that first started suing the tobacco companies, then sued other lawyers for a bigger slice of that pie, then started in on mcDonald's and Burger King. Oh yeah and he's filed complaints and suits for "potty parity."

He's also going after Catholic University for doing away with co-ed dorms and returning to same sex dorms on campus.

This guy is just plain sleaze. H

12 posted on 10/27/2011 6:53:31 PM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: NoGrayZone

Placemark.


13 posted on 10/27/2011 6:56:22 PM PDT by little jeremiah (We will have to go through hell to get out of hell.)
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To: Jean S
Madness, utter madness. If this doesn't convince us that we are in a state of utter idiocy, then I don't know what would.

This is a private university and one of the top Catholic Universities in the country. It isn't supported by tax dollars that I'm aware of. So why this is an issue is beyond me. Catholic ought to be able to discriminate to a certain degree in favor of those who are Catholic. It shouldn't be forced to come to any accommodation with Muslims or any other religion. No one is forced to go to Catholic U. I cannot for the life of me understand how anyone could be on the side of these Muslims.
14 posted on 10/27/2011 6:57:15 PM PDT by truthguy (Good intentions are not enough.)
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To: Jean S

Banzhaf III is a leftist nutcase and always has been. However, he is a good lawyer and is thus very dangerous to American society.

Wonder how the leftist Catholics are going to view this?


15 posted on 10/27/2011 6:59:05 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Jean S
Do a bio on John F. Banzhaf and you will find that he is scum of the earth. He's one of the reasons people hate lawyers. He's truly a despicable person.
16 posted on 10/27/2011 7:01:36 PM PDT by truthguy (Good intentions are not enough.)
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To: Jean S

Infiltrate and destroy from within. It’s working like a charm.


17 posted on 10/27/2011 7:02:17 PM PDT by Third Person
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To: Gabz

I attend a Catholic University in the DC area as well, and it, too, is swarming with muslims. I mean SWARMING. Catholic Universities are asking for it by accepting them.

Most of them travel in packs, gibbering in arabic. Had to tell a few of them to shut up one night in the quiet section of the library. They came right back at me (middle aged white woman, of course) w/ a bronx cheer type of reaction — the young men truly are spoiled rotten monsters.

Laws need to change in this country regarding the attendance of private religious schools. Either you accept what’s being put forth there, or you DON’T GO.


18 posted on 10/27/2011 7:03:34 PM PDT by LibsRJerks
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To: Third Person

Infiltrate and destroy from within. It’s working like a charm.


All over America.


19 posted on 10/27/2011 7:03:57 PM PDT by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: Jean S
give the goathumpers their money back and kick their wretched azzes out...
20 posted on 10/27/2011 7:05:28 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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