Beliefs as Degree Requirements

Paleocon

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<div>July 28, 2010</div><div>ASU Student may not graduate due to personal beliefs</div>
<div>Posted: 08:06 AM ET</div>


From CNN Intern Emily Landrieu:


A counseling student at Augusta State University is in danger of not graduating â€" and it's not because of her grades.


Jennifer Keaton is a devout Christian who believes that homosexuality
is wrong. On the other side, administrators at ASU are concerned that
her beliefs will prevent her from conforming to the professional
standards of a licensed counselor. Jennifer sued the University earlier
this month when they told her she would not graduate if she didn't
participate in a "remediation program"Â￾ that is intended to increase her
tolerance and exposure of the LGBT community. However, according to
Jennifer's lawyer, a public university "can not force a student to
change their religious beliefs for staying in an academic program"Â￾. The
remediation program entails adding on additional requirements to her
masters' degree such as attending workshops, writing monthly reflections
and increasing her interaction with the LGBT community. ASU follows the
American Counseling Association's code of ethics in which members, "
recognize diversity and embrace a cross cultural approach in support of
the worth dignity, potential and uniqueness of people within their
social and cultural contexts"Â￾.

http://newsroom.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/28/asu-student-may-not-graduate-due-to-personal-beliefs/




I suppose I should be surprised by my lack of surprise regarding this travesty.



Edited by: Paleocon
 

DixieDestroyer

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Paleocon, I got an action-alert on that boatload of BS earlier & sent the letter to Augusta State University president & the GA Board of Regents. I also passed it along. I try to stay very pro-active on the "grassroots" level.
 
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