Not exact matches
At least 24 of the 34 colleges and universities granted
religious exemptions based on their beliefs about gender identity also received waivers allowing them to
discriminate against gay and lesbian
students and employees, citing faith - based prohibitions
against homosexual sex, the Human Rights Campaign said.
Do
students and taxpayer's really want their tuition or tax dollars funding any
religious group, especially those that want to actively
discriminate against people?
Students report being targeted for their differences and for belonging to a cultural,
religious, or racial group that is
discriminated against.
Jeffries argued that, in theory,
religious schools could find various justifications to
discriminate inappropriately
against various
students.
«Nevada's voucher program allows private
religious schools to use taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate and
discriminate against students on the basis of religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and other grounds,» she added.
«We should all celebrate the fact that programs designed to help
students will no longer be
discriminated against by the government based solely on
religious affiliation,» Ms. DeVos said.
And
religious schools can
discriminate against students based and gender and teachers based on religion.
The complainants alleged that Webber Academy
discriminated against the
Students by not allowing them to perform short prayers on campus in accordance with their
religious beliefs.