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Christian Legal Society case reflects conflict between secular and religious morality

By Mark Hamilton

Brad Tupi [Allied attorney, Alliance Defense Fund]: "Christian Legal Society v. Martinez is another example of the conflict between secular morality and religious morality. In secular orality, homosexuality is a wholesome lifestyle choice and should not be the subject of criticism or discrimination. In religious morality, homosexuality is sinful conduct. Where institutions include "sexual orientation" in their diversity and non-discrimination policies, people of faith sometimes find themselves under pressure to surrender their religious beliefs. In the CLS case, Hastings School of Law has an anti-discrimination policy that, inter alia, prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Applying this policy, school officials denied CLS funding and recognition because CLS requires

Full post as published by JURIST - Hotline on April 28, 2010 (boomark / email).