Late last year, I told you about a case that had been brought against Eastern Michigan University by a former student named Julea Ward. Ward, as you may recall, maintained that she had been kicked out of the university’s Counseling program after refusing to work with a gay client, citing religious objections. The court case, […]
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Anti-choice activists sue EMU for not funding the installation of a “look at these gory, mangled bits of bloody fetus” photography exhibition on campus
Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged abortion, Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, Genocide Awareness Project, Julea Ward 38 Comments
New legislation in the Michigan Senate would empower health care workers to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and religion
It has been reported by Think Progress that a Republican member of the Michigan Senate by the name of John Moolenaar has authored a bill that would protect health care professionals who choose to discriminate against those whom they find objectionable for either their “religious beliefs, moral convictions, or ethical principles”. The intended target, it […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan Also tagged Christians under attack, discrimination, Eastern Michigan University, gay rights, HB 5040, health care, Hippocratic Oath, homophobia, John Moolenaar, Julea Ward, legal discrimination, MEU, Michigan Senate, religious extremism, religious fundamentalism, Religious Liberty and Conscience Protection Act, Senate Bill 518, Senate Bill 975 25 Comments