Missouri State Student Vindicated, Professor Punished

Professor Disciplined for Punishing Christian Student Who Refused to Lobby for Homosexual Adoption

SPRINGFIELD, MO, November 14, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Emily Brooker, a student in the Missouri State University's School of Social Work, sued the university after being punished by a professor for refusing to lobby in favour of homosexual adoption. Only weeks after launching the suit, the university has settled out of court and disciplined the professor in question.

Professor Frank Kauffman had assigned Brooker, and her classmates, to write a letter to the Missouri Legislature expressing support for homosexual adoption. She refused to do so because of her religious objections and was charged with a "Level 3 Grievance," the most serious charge possible, and faced the possibility of having her degree withheld.

In addition, Brooker faced a 2 1/2 hour interrogation from an "ethics" committee, which asked her personally invasive questions such as "Do you think gays and lesbians are sinners?" and "Do you think I am a sinner?"

This is a followup to this post...While this is welcome news for Emily Brooker, it's a sad state of affairs that it took a lawsuit to resolve this violation of religious freedom. Thankfully, this intolerant "professor" won't have the opportunity for the remainder of this year to attempt to force others to acquiesce to his demands.

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