SFist: Court Rules School Can Expel Lesbians

The Angry Young Man

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:29:56 -0800

I looked them up over there at the IRS. They're not listed as a non-profit and their website makes no claim of 501(c)(3) status. Breathe easy, Bluecanary. They can discriminate all they'd like.

bluecanary

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:43:46 -0800

Does this school get a tax exemption? If so, they should lose it. Private institutions can feel free to be as bigoted as they want, but I should not have to support their bigotry.

Sunsetstyle

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:55:21 -0800

It really should be noted that this is Missouri Synod Lutheran school. That is a conservative type of Lutheran. The much larger, more liberal Lutheran Church is the ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Which is what most of us think of as "Lutheran".

billywags

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:47:21 -0800

And the good thing about letting organizations make their own rules is it makes it easier to see which ones are bat-shit crazy. I too thought Lutherans were the moderate, reasonable religious group. Now I know better. Thanks!

Angrybat

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:41:55 -0800

4th District (state), not 4th Circuit (federal). The 4th Dist. Court of Appeal includes Riverside.

zstone

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:41:08 -0800

It's the 4th District Court of Appeal for the state of California (which includes Riverside County), not to be confused with any of the 12 regional circuits of the U.S. Courts of Appeals.

icbalaam

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:31:29 -0800

Their Graduate School is open to men.

oskarv

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:23:49 -0800

Mills should just open up to men already! It's the only decent liberal arts college in the bay area.

The Angry Young Man

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:22:08 -0800

Yep. Remember when they tried to let the male of the species into Mills Collitch? It was like a flashback to the 70's, all those hairy legged wimmin's libbers rioting on campus, burning down dormitories, tetas to the wind...

oskarv

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:18:52 -0800

yes. there are plenty of other schools that do similar things. black, women, boys schools all exist.

largo01

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:57:52 -0800

Wtf? how did this get to the 4th circuit?

The Angry Young Man

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:56:49 -0800

Two key words: private and religious. So long as this school isn't using public facilities or public dollars, they should be free to choose who or who not to allow in attendance at their school. So, who cares? I AM surprised at the Lutherans, however. I was always under the impression that they were more tolerant than this.

oskarv

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:40:30 -0800

i don't agree with what they did, but i'd fight to the death for their right to do it!!! i'm sure it's the school's loss.

KatyG

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:29:55 -0800

Lutherans: all of the guilt, none of the incense.

periqueblend

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:10:13 -0800

As has been said in other places, private institutions can do whatever they want, which I agree with, but it doesn't reflect well on what your institution stands for, does it?