Because irony is dead, members from a Christian student group say they are being discriminated against after being told by their college that they can’t discriminate against LGBTQ people. Not only that, but they’re suing!
Business Leaders in Christ (BLinC) is a student-run group at the University of Iowa that aims “to form future business leaders who will integrate their religious values such as integrity, service, and compassion into the workplace.”
In 2017, the group was told they could no longer meet on campus after posting a “statement of faith” to their website that declared openly LGBTQ students were barred from serving in leadership roles within their organization.
So they filed a lawsuit.
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Last year, a judge determined BLinC had been treated unfairly. The university appealed that ruling, however, and this week, oral arguments were held at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Attorney Eric Baxter of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, who represents BLinC, called the whole thing a “travesty” and told media on Tuesday that he’s confident the students will win their case.
“The whole thing is ironic and really a ridiculous tale of how the university went out of its way to break its own rules to target this group,” Baxter said, adding that his clients were treated “like second-class citizens.”
“These students wanted to provide a space on campus where they could support one another in their faith,” Baxter continued.
The university has not issued any comment on the case.
Mister P
Religious liberty is freedom to practice one’s religion. It is not freedom to be a dick.
Chris
And yet…
winemaker
Christian in name only but actual practicing what they preach Christians, NOT!
TomG
Did you relly expect a “Christian” to follow what their religion preaches (supposedly) and that is to love thy neighbor as thyself etc? It doesn’t say say Love thy neighbor UNLESS they are different from me. It’s little more than hypocrisy.
Cam
Right wing Christians like this are like rapists crying victim because they aren’t being allowed to rape.
James
There are so many ugly stupid trolls in the world. This “business group” is one of them. And the rotten lawyers so willing to spread prejudice and hate.
James
READING THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS, ONE CAN SEE THAT THE HATE GROUP ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM IS REPRESENTING THIS SICK GROUP OF HOMOPHOBES.
Doug
This is the typical Christian complaint: if you don’t allow us to take away your rights or discriminate against you, you’re the one discriminating.
paul dorian lord fredine
they wanted to create a space where they could support each other in their faith? GO. TO. CHURCH. problem solved. you can hate in a nice safe place there.
elemirion
They want to retain the right to discriminate, but don’t want to be discriminated against. Hypocrites all of them! Christianity as practiced in this country is nothing but bigotry and hate. The school should go one step further and expel all those students from the the school too. Wretched evil trash that they are!
sillyme
Oh those poor little bible beaters and wife beaters, cheating whoring S.O.B’s can’t have their way and it’s such a crock of dung so they can’t beat on us gays at all and so they want to have a private group to where they can do as they want in that group but then again this is how hate starts up and grows into something that needs not be happening. They will have a lawyer to use dirty tricks and all to get them their way.
vinnieboiblue
They seem to have mixed religious freedom with being a Christian. NO Christian in their right mind would be bigoted or hold views of hate. If they hold those views of bigotry then they truly aren’t who they say they are. God created ALL races and never favored one over the other. This is proof that these so called religious groups are not based on Christianity but an agenda pushing hatred for anyone with other beliefs. Also shows the hypocrisy upfront!
KerryB
Religion is a LIFESTYLE CHOICE!
Rock Star
The separation of church and state must be absolute.
Your religion is not part of a democratic government.
What freedom of religion really means is freedom FROM religion.
barryaksarben
They need a crutch. ALl religions are a crutch for weak people. And like weak people they can not stand a level playing field. Look at Liberty Univ students. They could never get a real job going against people who graduate from REAL colleges so must depend on other graduates or parents of students of that pathetic school. They spread nothing but hate. They say they are all about love but we never see it as it isnt there. I avoid all of these phony F**(s as they are nothing but LIARS. In a just world they wopuld be laughed out of court
Fname Optional Lname
So were LGBTQ people the only outcasts listed as not being able to apply for leadership roles or did they list every and all “sinners”? How convenient that they are very concerned about LGBTQ members acquiring leadership roles yet any other “sinner” has a golden ticket to move forward. Bigotry hiding behind religion at it’s best. They tried the same thing decades ago when they were faced with providing service to people of color. They were sure the bible would put a stop to it but it only exposed their ugliness, as it is doing now.
Iona Lexiss
Dear FAKE CHRISTIANS, Our country follows a constitution not a book of fairy tales based on a chosen “belief” system founded on the basis of generational brainwashing for people too insecure to trust themselves with moral adult concepts.
blackhook
More hateful evangelical Jesus freaks in Iowa…now THAT’S a surprise! Yet more proof that Christianity is the biggest fraud in history…
Itsonlythetruth
These group members are pathetic. However I suspect they are being used by the religious right for publicity.
Mr-DJ
How is it these Radical Straight KKKristians never understand it is no different than if Gay people (who are EVERYWHERE) were allowed to discriminate against them?
Democracy is a 2-way street, so BOTH would have to be allowed. And it would effect them MANY TIMES MORE, than it would effect Gays.
Besides Religious Liberties would not extend to those ‘KKKristians’ because they aren’t real Christians. And REAL Christians don’t ask for such things, since they support Human, Civil, and Equal Rights.
Dave_Bailey
“…integrate their religious values such as integrity, service, and compassion into the workplace.”
Yes, very compassionate. “You heterophobic assholes won’t let us bash queers!” Or words to that effect.
Heywood Jablowme
“Business Leaders in Christ”
Anyone else get a mental image of a young suit-&-tie guy sodomizing Jesus?
radiooutmike
No. It’s a pretty common nomenclature.
When I was a born-again for a time in college, everything was signed off as:
Yours in Christ,
radiooutmike
not:
Love,
radiooutmike