Students ban Christians in row over gays

[FreedomAngel82]

Link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2008732,00.html

Snip: <Students ban Christians in row over gays
By Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent

A UNIVERSITY Christian Union has been suspended and had its bank account frozen after refusing to open its membership to people of all religions.

The Christian Union, an evangelical student organisation, has instructed lawyers and is threatening court proceedings against the Birmingham Guild of Students.

The Birmingham Christian Union has more than 100 members who attend meetings regularly and has been functioning at the university for 76 years.

Members claim the actions have been taken against them after they refused on religious grounds to make “politically correct” changes to their charitable constitution, including explicitly mentioning people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered.

The Christian Union was advised that the use of the words “men” and “women” in the constitution were causing concern because they could be seen as excluding transsexual and transgendered people. >

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[Maddy McCall]

2. Yeah, because the Christian group BROKE THE LAW.

Birmingham University's Student Guild said it was merely enforcing the 1994 Education Act which states student societies have to be open to all.

It said 15 faith groups on campus - including the Islamic Society, the Sikh Society and a non-evangelical Christian body - had already complied with the regulations.

Guild president Richard Angell said: "It is not about faith, it is about complying with the law.

"Our members have the right to stand for the executive committee of any society they join. Our societies must be democratic and must not discriminate based on religion."


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[beam me up scottie]

3. I love how unbiased the reporter was.

Must have went to O'Reilly's School of Fair and Balanced Journalism.