Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Muslim Students Association and Antidiscrimination Rules:
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education reports:
The [Muslim Student Association]�s difficulties [at Louisiana State
University] . . . was told [in Fall 2003] that a new policy
required all student organizations to revise their constitutions to
explicitly state that they would not deny membership on the basis
of a list of criteria including �religion� and �sexual
orientation.�
After discussions with administrators, the MSA decided it could not
include any language in its constitution that was inconsistent with
its desired expressive purpose and was therefore unable to attain
official recognition. Over the course of a year, the group
effectively lost all of its privileges to reserve and use on-campus
facilities, to distribute literature, and to enjoy other benefits
normally granted to officially recognized student organizations. .
. .
Fortunately, LSU has reversed course, apparently with a good deal of
nudging by FIRE. A victory for actual diversity, in the sense of a
university environment in which groups with very different views and
approaches to life can effectively convey their views.
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