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Originally Posted by zacxdreyer09
He was then handed a letter and read a section of the hand book that says, and I quote...
"Any student who engages in or promotes sexual behavior not consistant with Christian principles (including sex outside marriage and homosexuality) may be suspended or asked to leave the University of the Cumberlands."
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Originally Posted by zacxdreyer09
Oh, and about that bit from the hand book, it was added this year! Jason was about to finish his sophmore year there... he had decided to to there before that was put into the handbook!
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Kentucky Revised Statutes
OK playing devils advocate here goes... (please dont flame me back)
Sadly Jason is technically in the wrong in this situation. First he did attend University of Cumberlands before they fully had a rule that a student could be dismissed. But the fact remains he entered into a same sex relationship after the rule was in place. Additionally from his online profile,
Jason, and the profile of his boyfriend,
Zac, it is clear Jason willing and boldly broke the rules provided by the school. As such the school is completely in its right,
I didn’t say was right, to dismiss Jason from the university.
I do not have my BAR license for KY but from spending this time to review the state laws and conferring with a friend who practices in KY sadly the school was completely in their legal right to dismiss Jason. I faced the same thing I worked for a Christian out-reach center and I had "not disclosed" for my sexuality but I had a blog post about struggling with the issue of homosexuality and that was enough to fire me. Sadly the law is stacked against GLBT people in cases like this... so any efforts in that direction will, most likely, prove fruitless.
What will be most useful it to be open to the merits Jason brought to the school and how his dismissal was, is not illegal, unethical by the school. That is if they based their decision on the content of the page and not investigating further.
As I said, I am only playing devils advocate here. Working for the same system that would make a decision like that and with a background in law that is how I know a response will be formulated, and legally I know its pretty "bullet proof."
But Jason and Zac I pray God will give you the courage and strength to stand for what is right and may His presence give you the peace you need when times are hard.
-Venari