Do you remember how we were told that if we voted for McCain it would only result in the continuation of a culture of intolerance and belief-zealotry that was allowed to flourish during the Bush years? Well, they were right.
The Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom says student Julea Ward was dismissed from her graduate program in March after refusing to affirm a client's homosexual behavior prior to a counseling session, according to a press release from the group.
David French, ADF senior counsel, said the school initiated a disciplinary process against Ward despite the fact that she followed her supervising professor's advice and referred the client to a counselor who did not have a conscience issue with homosexuality.
Ward then allegedly was informed that the only way to stay in her program would be to undergo a remediation process to change her beliefs as they relate to counseling about homosexual relationships, the Defense Fund Center said. When she refused, she was given a formal review hearing, after which she was dismissed from the program. The dismissal was upheld March 26 by the dean of EMU's College of Education, the press release said.
Almost makes us wish we went to a normal college. Read more here.
P.S. Commenter notes that it is illegal to be discriminated against based upon your sexual orientation but not so much with respect to your opinion of one's sexual orientation.
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