Post by Logan on Mar 23, 2016 4:18:32 GMT -6
Brownback signs public college, university religious freedom bill
Gov. Sam Brownback capped two years of legislative debate by signing a bill Tuesday forbidding public colleges and universities in Kansas from compelling student religious organizations to accept members or leaders who don’t share the group’s core beliefs.
The bill approved by the Senate in 2015 and the House this session was developed because of apprehension higher education administrators could apply “accept-all-comers” rules membership and leadership rules to campus faith organizations under a threat of loss of school funding. The protection of religious freedom in the bill doesn’t apply to private colleges or universities.
Brownback said many people who participated in formation of the United States came to this continent seeking religious freedom.
“I’m pleased to sign Senate Bill 175 today, the campus religious freedom bill, insuring that college students may also enjoy this bedrock American principle,” the governor said. “Senate Bill 175 preserves intellectual diversity and religious liberty by allowing student clubs and organizations to determine the membership of their own groups.”
Read more: cjonline.com/news/state/2016-03-22/brownback-signs-public-college-university-religious-freedom-bill
Gov. Sam Brownback capped two years of legislative debate by signing a bill Tuesday forbidding public colleges and universities in Kansas from compelling student religious organizations to accept members or leaders who don’t share the group’s core beliefs.
The bill approved by the Senate in 2015 and the House this session was developed because of apprehension higher education administrators could apply “accept-all-comers” rules membership and leadership rules to campus faith organizations under a threat of loss of school funding. The protection of religious freedom in the bill doesn’t apply to private colleges or universities.
Brownback said many people who participated in formation of the United States came to this continent seeking religious freedom.
“I’m pleased to sign Senate Bill 175 today, the campus religious freedom bill, insuring that college students may also enjoy this bedrock American principle,” the governor said. “Senate Bill 175 preserves intellectual diversity and religious liberty by allowing student clubs and organizations to determine the membership of their own groups.”
Read more: cjonline.com/news/state/2016-03-22/brownback-signs-public-college-university-religious-freedom-bill