I wonder if they would as enthusiastically support the right of a white supremacist to be an officer in the NAACP? It's no less silly, really. It's not about religious discrimination. It's about a campus organization -- ANY campus organization -- being able to restrict its membership and officers to individuals whose beliefs are in harmony with the stated objectives of the group. What's so difficult to understand about that?

One has to wonder who has the greater authority - God or Government !

When God says that this man's actions are an "abomination" to Him how can the group expect blessings from God if they accept this man into a leadership role in their group ?. Unfortunately Christians have to stand up for what is right in a world where the governments are desperately trying to stamp out belief in God. I believe the "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and render unto God what is God's " is still very true today even if it puts Christians in conflict with Government Dictates.

CLS v. Martinez was the right decision, and so is this. Public money should not go to support groups who violate public policy. At the end of the day these IVCF folks are perfectly within their rights to associate only with people who believe as they do, but they can pay for it themselves.

Why do these Christian organizations think they deserve some special immunity fromm antidiscrimination laws? It's very simple, Christians: you wanna disriminate for Jesus, do it on your own dime. Don't expect taxpayers to subsidize your faith-based prejudices.

Taxpayer? Hold it. When I was in a public university, one of my tuition fee item was clearly stated "Student Association Fee". These money came from students (thereby parents) just as much as from taxpayers. Maybe students should have the right to vote on all the student organizations, not just IVCF, about which ones they want their fees to go, with full disclosure of each organization's bylaws. Then let the fees be apportioned to the organization according to the amount of student support.

Boy, why are Christian organizations receiving money from secular sources. If a virus free person lies in bed with someone HIV+, the virus free person is gonna get infected. So the Christian organization, that receives funding from ungodly organizations, will become infected. Fellow Christians, don't play the money game with non-believers. This is against the command, "be ye not equally yoked with unbelivers."

I believe that the "money" received is typically the use of empty classrooms for meetings, the ability to set up information tables on campus, etc.

As one who came to know God through a campus ministry similar to IVCF, I read these stories with great sadness. The on-campus events were what reached me.

Come on now. It is not just about funds though funds are not so much support as access to facilities. It is about access to schedule events and meet. As one person noted, this is tantamount to trying to exclude the group from the campus. This is unacceptable and un-American. Christian groups should have access to the campus without having to accept people in leadership whose beliefs or actions do not represent their traditions or values. Whether the person is gay or simply unrepentantly sexually active, IVCF should not have to accept them in leadership.

Look at it another way. Groups are often funded by activity fees and not public funds. Is it right that a Christian should be forced to support groups that they disagree, yet have their groups excluded from campus effectively?

This sort of thing affects all sorts of groups - not just religious groups. And I do not think that its simply about funding. That is just on the surface.

I went to UB many years ago. While I was there a campus group for a certain Asian country had as President, a person who was a 100% American and to the best of my knowledge had never even been to that country.

Why?

Because he had a strong interest in that country and in promoting its culture and values. It made sense.

However consider... there are many countries that are rife with trouble in the world. Would it make sense for some campus group such as the Israeli Student Org. or the Indian Student Org., to have as president someone from either Iran or Pakistan - or vice versa. Yes. It would if the person shares the values of the group. However if the person's values are in conflict with the org, then it does not make sense.

This sort of thing has become very common on campuses. The Bill of Rights is constantly trampled on on many college campuses.

i agree that he should step down if he's not abiding by certain principles. however, i am suprised by some of the comparisons used here, white supremacists? yes both are sinners, but in case you dont know ( and i think you do) that white supremacists usually advocates violence to achieve their means. to compare gays with white supremacists is completely inappropriate.