Where can Muslims at Catholic University pray? and more
Attorney John Banzhaf says there is almost nowhere on campus where Muslims can “pray without having to stare up and be looked down upon by a cross of Jesus.”
Where can Muslims at Catholic University pray?
A lawyer has filed a human-rights complaint against Catholic University, on the grounds that the prevalence of Catholic imagery there violates the rights of Muslim students. Catholic University admits students of all faiths, but attorney John Banzhaf says there is almost nowhere on campus where Muslims can “pray without having to stare up and be looked down upon by a cross of Jesus.”
Shorter University's “personal lifestyle statement”
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A Christian college in Georgia is requiring all staff to sign a “personal lifestyle statement” swearing that they’re not gay. Don Dowless, president of Shorter University, says the private institution adheres to biblical rules of sexual conduct, and that anyone who engages in homosexuality, adultery, or premarital sex will be fired. “Our goal is to declare who we are,” Dowless said.
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