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Christian Student Groups Denied Recognition |
The NAE filed a co-amici in Alpha Delta Chi v. Reed, a case that involves two Christian student organizations that were denied official recognition at San Diego State University, and urged the Supreme Court to hear the case. The university requires that student organizations agree to a nondiscrimination policy, which includes a prohibition on religious-based discrimination in selecting members and leaders.
The brief states, “It is common sense, not discrimination, for religious groups to require their leaders to agree with their religious beliefs. A religious group’s ability to choose its leaders is an indispensable component of religious liberty. Nondiscrimination policies serve good and essential purposes, but those purposes are contravened when nondiscrimination policies are misused to exclude religious groups.”
Though the situation is similar to Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, in which the Court upheld the lower court’s ruling to not recognize the Christian Legal Society’s chapter, the Martinez decision is limited to cases where the university has adopted an “all-comers” policy that requires all groups to be open to all students. Like most schools, San Diego State does not have an all-comers policy.
If you would like to view the co-amici, email the NAE Government Relations office. |
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