Saturday, February 04, 2012

Justice For Christians In The USA?

In a case with a very similar UK parallel, the US Court of Appeals has ruled in favour of Julea Ward, an Eastern Michigan University (EMU) student, who was expelled from its graduate counselling program because of her Christian beliefs.
Julea was on course to pass her degree until she was assigned a homosexual client seeking assistance for problems with a sexual relationship. As a Christian, Julea did not want to affirm the person’s sexual practices.
Julea asked to have the clinic assign the client to another counsellor, yet she was subsequently charged with ‘ethical violations’ and forced to attend a meeting where her beliefs were repeatedly mocked. She was told that she would have to see the “error of her ways” and change her “belief system” if she wanted to obtain her degree.
Julea refused to compromise her beliefs and was subsequently dismissed from the program.
http://www.christianconcern.com/our-concerns/sexual-orientation/ruling-in-favour-of-religious-freedom-in-parallel-us-case

Birdie.