Monday, November 13, 2006

MSU Settles Lawsuit with Student

That didn't take long.

Officials at Missouri State University have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of MSU student Emily Brooker, represented by attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund’s Center for Academic Freedom. Brooker had been punished by school officials for her religious beliefs regarding homosexual adoption.

I discussed Brooker's case in a couple of posts. Brooker was punished after refusing for religious reasons to write and sign a letter advocating homosexual adoption for a required class. Brooker was forced to appear before an ethics review panel of the school and explain her religious beliefs regarding homosexuality. She was then asked a series of inappropriate questions including "Do you think gays and lesbians are sinners? Do you think I am a sinner?"

According to the Alliance Defense Fund,
In response to the lawsuit, the school has purged the grievance from her academic record and has forced Kauffman to resign from his administrative duties. He was also put on non-teaching leave for the rest of the semester.

It's always nice to see freedom of conscience reconfirmed on college campuses.