The first student plaintiff named in a 2002 lawsuit against UNC for forcing first-year students to study Islam is making himself known. In 2002, when Family Policy Network (FPN) made several national media appearences to recruit UNC freshmen to sue the University, three of the respondents eventually became plaintiffs in federal court. However, all three remained anonymous – until now… [--more--]
A Christian activist group in North Carolina says the state’s Southern Baptists have demonstrated their support for the biblical view of marriage. Messengers to last week’s meeting of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina voted overwhelmingly to pass a resolution calling for both the state and federal governments to take action to defend the definition of marriage. [--more--]
FPN initiated a lawsuit vs. the University of North Carolina over forced Islamic indoctrination in 2002. UNC later made the required reading optional, but compelled students to “discuss” the material anyway. A Federal Court finally decides the case nearly two years after the controversy. [--more--]
Recently, UNC-Chapel Hill de-recognized and froze funding to the Alpha Iota Omega Christian fraternity over its refusal to sign a diversity clause, which would require it to abandon its orthodox beliefs. Their decision to do this not only violates the First Amendment rights of this organization, but also clearly demonstrates their commitment to a new and radical view of tolerance. [--more--]
Group says Chancellor’s statements alone can’t be trusted
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill has once again attempted to infringe upon the religious free exercise of its students. With a First Amendment lawsuit over the Islamic indoctrination for first year students still awaiting a final decision in Federal Court, UNC officials worked to deny Christian students their right to pick leaders who believe in the Bible.
