Vanderbilt officials have denied a request from the student president of the Christian Legal Society (CLS) to allow a spokesperson to speak 5-10 minutes at next Tuesday’s town hall meeting (January 31st).  Justin Gunter had hoped for an opportunity for the University community to hear both sides of the religious freedom argument in a public setting.  Instead, attendees will be limited to asking questions about the University’s controversial new ”anti-discrimination” policy.  Here’s the link to Gunter’s letter and the University’s response:  http://www.clsnet.org/document.doc?id=319

Please Read and Circulate to Interested Parties January 27, 2012 Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos Vanderbilt University 211 Kirkland Hall Nashville, Tennessee 37240 Sent via U.S. Mail and Facsimile (615-322-6060) Dear Chancellor Zeppos: The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE, thefire.org) was disappointed to learn via your January 20 statement that Vanderbilt is abandoning America’s pluralistic tradition by banning religious and political student groups from making leadership decisions based on their religious or… [Continue Reading]