David French: “Get thee to a gay-pride parade!”

ADF Attorney David French writing at Phi Beta Cons: “Late yesterday afternoon, the Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom filed a lawsuit on behalf of Augusta State University counseling student Jennifer Keeton. Her tale has to be read to be believed. Essentially, the facts are as follows. Jennifer is a devout Christian and holds biblically orthodox views regarding sexual morality. In the context of classroom discussions of homosexual behavior, she expressed her Christian views, and has also shared those views with her classmates outside of class. … To alter Jennifer’s views, the faculty imposed a ‘remediation plan,’ that included ‘diversity sensitivity training,’ required Jennifer to read at least ten articles in peer-reviewed journals that “pertain to improving counseling effectiveness with GLBTQ populations,” and (my personal favorite) required that she ‘increase exposure and interaction with gay populations,’ including a suggestion that she attend the ‘Gay Pride Parade in Augusta.’”