Christianity Under Attack

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

University Student Vindicated After Expulsion for Religious Beliefs





(Billy Hathorn)
Julea Ward has been vindicated. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit on Friday ruled in the Eastern Michigan University (EMU) graduate student’s favor in the case that sought justice after the university expelled her from a counseling program for her religious beliefs.

In a strongly worded opinion, the court reversed a district court decision in favor of the university and sent the case back for trial, saying “a reasonable jury could conclude that Ward’s professors ejected her from the counseling program because of hostility toward her speech and faith …”


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