The following comes from a June 19 Intervarsity press release by Gordon Govier:
(Madison, WI) — InterVarsity’s 23 chapters on 19 of the California State University (CSU) campuses will once again be recognized student groups, according to CSU and InterVarsity. InterVarsity chapters were not recognized at CSU campuses for the 2014-2015 academic year.
“Following substantive and cordial ongoing conversations, CSU clarified the intent and reach of Executive Order 1068,” said InterVarsity president Jim Lundgren. “We are confident we can choose leaders who are qualified to lead InterVarsity’s witnessing communities throughout the Cal State system. “
Both CSU and InterVarsity affirm the importance of all students having the choice to participate in campus organizations.
“InterVarsity’s Christian faith compels us to welcome all people,” Lundgren said. “We support CSU in its commitment to serve the diversity of students on its campuses. In fact, InterVarsity communities are some of the most diverse groups on Cal State’s campuses. At the same time, we maintain our commitment to provide campus communities that are clearly Christian, where all students can experience and learn more about Christian community, theology, and practice. We’re grateful for this development and are looking forward to continued ministry on CSU campuses.”
While this agreement covers chapters at California State University, the largest public university system in the U.S., InterVarsity continues to face challenges to student chapters on campuses at other locations in California, New York, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Maine, Iowa, and Florida.
How could Sonoma State not permit InterVarsity to set up a display table, at a student activities fair? This is clearly a breach of constitutional rights; hopefully competent legal counsel (not legal advice) is being sought to discuss this with Sonoma State and other CSU and UC campuses.
Do the administrators of these campuses just think that people are stupid? That they do not realize their rights to free speech and fair treatment (not to mention religious expression and freedom)?
Oh yes, where are the placid (?reactionary?) Catholic groups in all this. Christ said that He came, not to bring peace, but a sword (Matt. 10:34). Time to pick up the hardware, Catholic students. Get out there and fight.
This isn’t about tabling or free speech. Being a “recognized student group” = “we get taxpayer funding.”
Even worse. This represents another way that the State attempts to control student thought, as well as speech.
How soon will it be before someone starts to equate Catholicism with the Confederate Flag, and its people as “dangerous”?
Dave – the Funding that Student Groups get is usually part of their tuition / dues already paid – reapportioned by the powers that be to various student ‘clubs’ – or in the case of Anti-Christian Bashers in Academentia – Clubbers.
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