Edinburgh Univ. bans Christian ethics course
Nov 20, 2006

EDINBURGH, Scotland (UPI) -- Edinburgh University`s decision to forbid members of the Christian Union from teaching a campus course on homosexual abstinence is drawing fire.

School officials determined recently that the six-week course violated the institution`s equality and diversity rules because the course included testimonies of people who had been 'cured' of their homosexuality, the Scotsman reported Sunday.

The Christian Union is considering legal action against the university under human rights laws.

'The university is effectively closing down free speech,' said Laura Stirrat, vice-president of Edinburgh University`s Christian Union.

And Peter Kearney, a spokesman for Scotland`s Catholic Church, said: 'This is nothing more than blind and unthinking political correctness.' story