Banned Bible Study, Stifled Santa

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A resident assistant in a dormitory at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire has been told that he cannot hold informal Bible study sessions in the dorm because it would amount to an illegal endorsement of religion by a state employee, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Lance Steiger held the weekly sessions with a small group of friends for much of last year, but over the summer he was told to stop.

Deborah Newman, associate director of housing and residence life, told Steiger: “As a state employee, you and I have a responsibility to make sure we are providing an environment that does not put undue pressure on any member of our halls in terms of religion, political parties, etc.”

Steiger insists that the ban is an infringement on his First Amendment rights. more]
 
Similarly, the students of Kings College (a Catholic college) have been told by the University of Western Ontario (the secular university in which Kings is located that they may not form a Pro-Life club. Reason: because the club would be single-focus.

I note how multi-focus the chess club is. or the football team. 😉
 
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Similarly, the students of Kings College (a Catholic college) have been told by the University of Western Ontario (the secular university in which Kings is located that they may not form a Pro-Life club. Reason: because the club would be single-focus.

I note how multi-focus the chess club is. or the football team. 😉
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A resident assistant in a dormitory at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire has been told that he cannot hold informal Bible study sessions in the dorm because it would amount to an illegal endorsement of religion by a state employee, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Lance Steiger held the weekly sessions with a small group of friends for much of last year, but over the summer he was told to stop.

Deborah Newman, associate director of housing and residence life, told Steiger: “As a state employee, you and I have a responsibility to make sure we are providing an environment that does not put undue pressure on any member of our halls in terms of religion, political parties, etc.”

Steiger insists that the ban is an infringement on his First Amendment rights. more]
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What is ironic is the same Dorm was allowed to sponsor the play “The Vagina monologues” last year. it seems that the college believes that only religious expression makes people uncomfortable.
 
Looks like UWEC has backed down (at least temporarily):
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Suspends Bible Study Ban

The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (UWEC) has "suspended” its ban on resident assistants (RAs) leading unofficial Bible studies in their own dormitories after a Christian RA filed a federal lawsuit challenging the policy late Wednesday.

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