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Mattathias
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 Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:27 am Post subject: Court to decide whether campus evangelism a crime |
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| Quote: | The so-called "free-speech code" of Yuba Community College District is under federal court scrutiny.
California student, Ryan Dozier, decided to spend some time on campus sharing his faith and handing out tracts to fellow students, generating conversations about Christianity. Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney Heather Hacker comments on the situation.
"A campus police officer came over and told him that if he continued to do so without a permit that he would be possibly expelled or arrested, and so Ryan stopped immediately," she explains.
Hacker says Dozier thought the case was closed, but he was apparently mistaken. "Three weeks later he got a certified letter from the president of the college stating that his actions were the subject of a campus crime report," she adds. "Last time I checked, sharing your faith on a public college campus was not a crime."
But the letter informed him he could face expulsion if he shared his faith on campus again. ADF filed suit, and a federal judge has ordered the college to suspend enforcement of its highly restricted free speech policies until the lawsuit is resolved. |
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FFT
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:48 am Post subject: |
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It's usually the way that people do this sort of thing that gets them in trouble.
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Mattathias
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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| FFT wrote: | | It's usually the way that people do this sort of thing that gets them in trouble. |
Yes, but as your response generously allows, not always. The facts in this case remain to be seen.
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RevJP
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Interesting case, the complaint found here is an interesting read.
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Mattathias
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Very interesting. I like his chances.
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