Christian fraternity sues University
Red & Black staff and wire reports
Published , December 06, 2006

(NEW) A Christian fraternity filed a federal lawsuit against the University on Wednesday, claiming that University officials refuse to recognize the fraternity as a registered student group because it requires its members and officers to share the group’s Christian beliefs.

A suit was filed on behalf of Beta Upsilon Chi by attorneys with the Christian Legal Society and Alliance Defense Fund in District Court for Middle District of Georgia. Defendents include University President Michael Adams, Vice President of Student Affairs Rodney Bennett and Ed Mirecki, Director of Student Activities and Organizations.

“Christian student groups cannot be singled out for discrimination. The right of association applies to all student groups on a public university campus,” said Timothy J. Tracey, litigation counsel for CLS’s Center for Law & Religious Freedom, on the ADl Web site. “The University of Georgia deprives Christian student groups of this right when they force them to open their membership and leadership to students who disagree with their Christian beliefs.” the rest