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6th Circuit: Diversity trumps religious freedom

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that university diversity policies trump the First Amendmentâ€™s protections of religion and religious expression, but the dispute will continue, as a legal team representing former University of Toledo worker Crystal Dixon has requested a rehearing.

At issue are Dixonâ€™s personal religious statements regarding homosexuality and the schoolâ€™s affirmative action program for homosexuals.

Dixon was dismissed from her university post after she wrote a personal letter to the editor of a local newspaper objecting to the characterization of homosexuality as being the same as race. ...

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1/5/13 8:09 PM

Barry from KY

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Wait a minute, I thought we settled here for religious freedom. Now your telling me someone is not being tolerant. What's that about?

1/5/13 4:19 PM

Jim Lincoln

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I think her defense team is making some interesting points. In her letter to the editor she even used the politically correct term "gay," instead of the more accurate one, "queer."

Some of her points have already been made by non-Christian writers, The Secular Case Against Gay Marriage. So, she isn't even guilty of using intemperate language, but perhaps tepid speech instead.

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