The state legislature in California is trying to pass a law that would essentially destroy all Christian-based universities and take away the freedom of religion of such schools throughout the state.
As the folks at Three Percent Solution report, the new law would make it illegal for Christian colleges and universities to require students to take religious courses or to require them to be professed Christians.
Senate Bill 1146 would close a loophole that lawmakers say allows Christian universities to discriminate against students based on their gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
“All students deserve to feel safe in institutions of higher education, regardless of whether they are public or private,” said Senator Ricardo Lara, the author of the legislation. “California has established strong protections for the LGBTQ community and private universities should not be able to use faith as an excuse to discriminate and avoid complying with state laws.”
The legislation has already passed the Senate and is expected to clear hurdles in the Assembly. Thus far, Lara has refused to compromise with the state’s Christian colleges and universities.
“No university should have a license to discriminate,” he said in a statement.
So, if you are a religious college, you’ll have no right to expect your students to observe your religion!
This is surely un-Constitutional.