Ruling: Christian Groups Must Allow Homosexual Members

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Jul 2, 2010, 5:17:18 PM7/2/10

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Ruling: Christian Groups Must Allow Homosexual Members
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday, June 28, that a law school can legally deny recognition to a Christian student group that won't let homosexuals join. The court turned away an appeal from the Christian Legal Society (CLS), which sued to get funding and recognition from the University of California's Hastings College of the Law. The CLS requires that voting members sign a statement of faith and regards "unrepentant participation in or advocacy of a sexually immoral lifestyle" as being inconsistent with that faith. But Hastings, which is in San Francisco, said no recognized campus groups may exclude people due to sexual orientation. The court on a 5-4 judgment upheld the lower court rulings saying the Christian group's First Amendment rights of association, free speech and free exercise weren't violated by the college's nondiscrimination policy. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the 5-4 majority opinion.