The government has an imaginary friend, and he is offended. What offends him? It’s easier to ask what doesn’t—the list is shorter.
At the University of Iowa, this imaginary person is offended by religious student groups. This summer, the university purged 39 student groups, including InterVarsity Graduate
Christian Fellowship, from campus. Their sin? Requiring their leaders to agree with their mission. Full Article
According to the university, asking leaders of a Christian organization to believe in the Christian faith would offend and discriminate against other students.
This trend, of government trying to freeze out religious groups under the guise of protecting hypothetical people from harm, is rampant.
The City of Philadelphia recently banned Catholic Social Services from working with foster children because of the Catholic group’s religious beliefs about marriage—even though no one has ever filed a complaint.
The government insists on protecting people who don’t exist, at the expense of those who do. Becket will defend real people over imaginary ones any day.