Christian group sues for right to discriminate

A Christian legal group said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday against Arizona State University officials that it should be allowed to discriminate on the basis of religious and sexual orientation. The university chapter of the Christian Legal Society said it wants to be recognized as an official campus organization but without having to comply with the university's ban on discrimination on the basis of religion or sexual orientation. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court said a university administrator on Oct. 15 denied the group a waiver it requested Sept. 29. The chapter's lawsuit said it allows anybody to attend its meetings but that it should be allowed to become a ban non-Christians and practicing lesbians and gays from its membership and officer positions. Posted by Editor at November 29, 2004 07:38 AM