Christian College Student, Handcuffed, Detained in Mental Hospital by College Dean for Standing Up for His Faith. Story Follows: ~ Mike.

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Subject: Christian College Student, Handcuffed, Detained in Mental Hospital by College Dean for Standing Up for His Faith. Story Follows: ~ Mike.
Date: Saturday, January 06, 2001 9:05 PM

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Date: Sat., Jan. 6, 2001
Subject: Christian College Student, Handcuffed, Detained in Mental Hospital
by College Dean for Standing Up for His Faith. Story
Follows: ~ Mike.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Secesh Bob" <Seces...@TexasSouthernParty.org>
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Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 8:31 PM
Subject: [Secession-NOW] God's Son called faggot!

We cannot refuse to post this one as it deals with such blasphemy
that it needs to be observed by one and all. Further, not only does
it need to be
observed, we NEED to PROTEST it in every way we can. For it shows
what has happened to one young man for objecting when Hollywood and
college theaters portrayed the Son of God as a faggot homo. It shows
what is happening and where this country is headed---TO HELL! The
message
reads:

A junior at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa., is suing
university officials for allegedly having him involuntarily
committed to a psychiatric
ward following a dispute over a play depicting Jesus Christ as a
homosexual.
According to Brian Fahling, an attorney with the AFA Law Center in
Tupelo, Miss., which is handling the case, Michael A. Marcavage was
detained
after he "initiated a Christian response" to the university theater
department's decision to stage "Corpus Christi," a play that made its
debut on Broadway
in 1998 and depicts Jesus as a homosexual who has sex with his
disciples.
In the play, Jesus was eventually crucified for being "king of the
queers." When it broke on Broadway, the play received national
criticism. Marcavage, a
former White House West Wing intern, immediately complained about the
play to the dean of the School of Communications and Theater, as
well as the
president of the university -- whom Fahling said has since left
Temple -- when theater officials announced it in the fall of 1999 .
Besides informing those officials of the play's content, Fahling said
Marcavage -- in a prepared statement -- admitted posting fliers all
over the university
"so that all Christians on campus would be aware of this horrible
play," and made plans to stage a protest outside the theater when the
play opened.
In the days that followed, Marcavage said he had a number of meetings
with William Bergman, vice president of campus safety, and Carl
Bittenbender,
director of campus safety. Though he had initially planned to
protest, Bergman and Bittenbender eventually convinced Marcavage that
protests might
lead to confrontations between rival student factions. Marcavage then
agreed to cancel his protest.
Instead, he asked officials for permission to stage a Christian
outreach to students; Fahling said the university security officials
gave him permission for
that.
Marcavage, in his statement to Fahling, said Bergman promised him a
stage would be provided to help him with his outreach program, but
later the
same day, Bittenbender allegedly called Marcavage to tell him that
the stage "might be out of the question." The campus safety director
then asked the
student to meet with him and Bergman the next morning at the vice
president's office.
At that meeting, Marcavage said Bergman told him a stage would be too
expensive to provide and therefore, one would not be set up for the
outreach
program. Marcavage said he then offered to pay for the stage himself,
but was again told no -- without further explanation. Exasperated,
Marcavage said
he then "excused himself, went to the bathroom, locked the door and
prayed about what he should do next," AFA officials said.
According to the student, Bergman followed him to the bathroom and
began pounding on the door, demanding that he open it and resume the
discussion about the stage. Marcavage said he opened the door and
"told him that I believed our conversation was over."
Next, according to Marcavage, Bergman "physically" forced him back
into the vice president's office and "pushed me into a chair and held
me with his
arm." Fahling said Marcavage asked to leave but Bergman "allegedly
refused to allow it." "Attempting to rise, [Marcavage] said the vice
president
tripped him to the floor," then was "manhandled" to a nearby couch by
both men "where they held him down."
Within moments, Marcavage said, a Temple University police officer
arrived and handcuffed him. Then, "Marcavage was taken by police ...
to the
Emergency Crisis Center at Temple University Hospital," AFA officials
told WorldNetDaily.
According to Fahling, under Pennsylvania law, a person that is
involuntarily committed for a psychological evaluation "has to be a
clear threat to himself
or a clear threat to others," though he and Marcavage deny that the
student "in any way" fits the criteria. Fahling said on-site
interviews at the university
with fellow students who personally know Marcavage -- including one
who is a registered nurse and saw him that morning before his meeting
with
officials -- "indicated that he is not the kind of person" who would
engage in behavior requiring a mandatory mental examination.
Yet, at the crisis center, Bittenbender allegedly signed a statement
describing Marcavage as "severely mentally disabled"; that he
represented a "clear and
present danger to others"; that he had "inflicted or attempted to
inflict serious bodily harm on another" within the past month; and
that he "has
attempted suicide" -- all of which constituted a "reasonable
probability of suicide unless treatment was afforded" him.
Fahling said Bittenbender concluded his statement by asserting that
Marcavage was "in need of involuntary examination and treatment."
"When I was
first told about this case, I found it hard to believe," Fahling told
WorldNetDaily. "I thought it was something out of the 'Twilight
Zone.'" He said that
Marcavage was not found to be mentally distressed or exhibiting any
behavior that matched the admission statement given by Bittenbender.
"He was
released three hours later -- and that was largely because it took
[hospital staff] a while to get to him." Fahling said Dr. Jose
Villaluz of the clinic staff did
examine Marcavage "because, per state law, they are required to. But
he didn't find anything wrong with him." The AFA attorney said
documents
provided by Marcavage show that Villaluz noted in his evaluation
report that the student was "not in need of involuntary treatment."
Fahling added that
when Marcavage was being led out of Bergman's office by police, a
university staff psychologist -- Dr. Denise Walton -- was on hand
and commented
that she couldn't understand why the student was being involuntarily
detained. In a separate statement, Fahling said Walton wrote that she
had seen "no
overt sign that [Marcavage] was about to harm himself or others."
"This is a young man of some substance," Fahling said. "I believe
his story is
genuine. This kid is solid as a rock."
After being released, Marcavage said he tried to file a complaint
with the university police department, but was rebuffed and told
officers could not take a
complaint against Bergman because he "is our boss." While still at
the police station, Bergman arrived and allegedly told Marcavage that
no report would be filed "because no crime had been committed," the
AFA Law
Center said. "His only recourse was to file a report with the
Philadelphia Police Department," said the center, but it was unclear
if Marcavage made that
attempt.
However, the student did try to complain through other university
channels, but after those also failed, he made the decision to
contact the law center
and file suit. "Besides being a college student on the Dean's List,
Michael was a White House intern with security clearance, is founder
and president of a
ministry called Protect the Children, president of his own business,
and a volunteer who has worked with Campus Crusade for Christ and
gone overseas
with Feed the Children," Fahling said.
"This is a good Christian kid who wanted to stand up for Jesus, and
instead was handcuffed and dragged to a mental hospital as if he'd
been seeing pink
elephants," he added. Efforts to contact the university were
unsuccessful. Fahling did not disclose the amount of settlement
Marcavage is seeking. He
said Bergman and Bittenbender are named as co-defendants in the suit.
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