Counseling and Religious Freedom

Religious freedom is a precious thing, especially in a world bloated with politically correct pabulum. But that freedom is not absolute. Unlike freedom of belief, it is subject to restrictions. For example, you can sincerely believe your religion requires you to have multiple wives or to kill those who blaspheme your god, but you can’t legally practice those beliefs in the United States.

The government must balance the general welfare of society against religious freedom, and the government certainly has a compelling interest in barring things like polygamy and faith-based murder. But what standard applies when a Christian student at a taxpayer-supported university seeking a state license refuses to affirm or validate homosexual relationships or heterosexual extramarital affairs, both of which violate biblical teachings?

Julea Ward was a graduate-level counseling student at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) when she was expelled for asking her faculty supervisor to refer a homosexual client to another student.

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