{"id":1595,"date":"2006-11-19T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-19T15:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/11\/christian-unions-in-britain-fa.html"},"modified":"2006-11-19T15:46:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-19T15:46:00","slug":"christian-unions-in-britain-fa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/11\/christian-unions-in-britain-fa.html","title":{"rendered":"Christian Unions in Britain facing discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wonder if Christians tried to address the gay or atheist unions or sit on their ruling committees this<\/a> would stop:<\/p>\n

CHRISTIANS on campuses across Britain are preparing to take legal action against university authorities, accusing them of driving their religious beliefs underground, The Times<\/i> has learnt. <\/p>\n

Christian unions claim that they are being singled out as a “soft target” by student associations because they refuse to allow non-Christians to address their meetings or sit on ruling committees. <\/p>\n

The dispute follows the associations’ decisions at four universities to ban the unions from official lists of societies or deny them access to facilities or privileges. Christian unions at Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt and Birmingham universities are all taking legal advice after being accused of excluding non-Christians, promoting homophobia and even discriminating against those of transgender sexuality.<\/p>\n

[…]
\nIn Exeter, the Christian union had privileges suspended, including free access to university rooms and funding, after the guild deemed its core statement of beliefs too exclusive. At Edinburgh University, where copies of the Bible were banned from halls of residence last year after protests from the students’ union, the Christian union has been banned from teaching a course about sex and relationships after complaints that it promoted homophobia. At Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh, the union has been told it cannot join the students’ union because its core beliefs discriminate against non-Christians and those of other faiths.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(via<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Tags: Christianity<\/a>, Religion<\/a>, Britain<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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