Big 12 presidents and chancellors have begun evaluating potential expansion candidates to join their popular conference. But leftist groups are demanding the conference use Brigham Young University’s honor code as grounds for the prestigious college to be banned from becoming the next Big 12 school.
What has these liberal loonies foaming at the mouth? They claim BYU’s honor code discriminates against homosexuals.
Only, there’s one huge problem with their insane claim – it’s laughably wrong.
An LGBTQ advocacy group, Athlete Ally, sent a letter demanding that the commissioner of the Big 12 remove BYU from consideration for membership because, they claim, “through its policies, BYU is very clear about its intent to discriminate against openly LGBT students.”
However, the letter conveniently ignored the fact that the school’s honor code clearly states that same-gender attraction is not an issue.
What seems to upset these cry-baby liberals is that the honor code requires ALL students to commit to not having sex outside of marriage.
The code specifically states, “One’s stated same-gender attraction is not an Honor Code issue. However, the Honor Code requires all members of the university community to manifest a strict commitment to the law of chastity.”
In other words, it’s the exact opposite of discrimination. Holding every single student — regardless of their gender, creed, race, or sexual identity — to the same high moral standard is a right BYU enjoys as a private, religious institution.
And it’s enforced universally. In 2011, basketball star Brandon Davies was dismissed from the school’s team after he admitted to having heterosexual sexual relations outside of marriage, and consequently violated the honor code.
In fact, after harsh criticism for the dismissal of Davies, the school actually discontinued enforcing punishment for honor code violations for their student-athletes, adding to the absurdity of the loony liberal’s request.
“BYU welcomes as full members of the university community all whose conduct meets university standards. We are very clear and open about our honor code, which all students understand and commit to when they apply for admission. One’s stated sexual orientation is not an issue,” the school said in a statement through spokeswoman Carri Jenkins.
Big 12 members Baylor and TCU are private schools with church affiliations. Baylor, a Baptist university, last year modified a school policy on sexual misconduct to remove a reference to homosexual acts. The Baptist Faith and Message of 1963, which guides the school’s policies, does define marriage as a union of one man and one woman.
TCU is affiliated with the Disciples of Christ Church and has a non-discrimination statement that references sexual orientation and gender identity.
It’s not clear what, if anything, sets these other religiously-affiliated schools’ policies apart from those at BYU.
But hopefully they have their guard up — because these crazed leftists could be coming for their first amendment rights next.
— The Horn editorial team
Their goal is to have a society where folks like Hillary are millionaires. The rest of the nation is on some sort of welfare program. A world where haters control the middle east and Russia and China have greater influence. A nation where Baby momma/daddies on welfare take the place of traditional families. A nation where the few still working don’t matter. In the issue of fairness, the Republicans with the largest majority in the House since 1924 do very little to confront this.
I would write a letter back !!TELLING!! them ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, “YOU DON’T DEMAND ANYTHING OF ME”!!!!! AND TO KISS ME WERE THE SUN DON’T SHINE!!!!!!
Guess I’m a much more violent person then you I’d track them down personally and stick my # 12 Redwing boot when the sun doesn’t shine. (The Mormons are not noted for taking crap without defending themselves, you know)
I’ think that would get my message across to them MUCH better then a letter.
Neither is actually necessary, though. I’m quite sure the big 12 has already shit-canned their demand letter.
IMO system is broken.Wait let me re-phrase.There is nothing wrong with the system.What’s wrong are the overpaid gutless politicians(both parties) who only care about pocket lining.We need people with GUTS who will stand up for what’s right.COngress should be pain minimum wage due to lack of “work skills” Also love those automatic raises they give themselves while I as a senior have had my COLA frozen.But why worry about me,a meaningless old man who worked all his life.Throw them ALL out and elect people that actually REPRESENT you!!
As far as this article-we now cater to ANY little person who has some issue??? PC is WAY out of control
The Trump statement is being attacked as a way to divert attention from Hillary’s NEWEST Email scandal, the ties of the Clinton Foundation to special favors for donors, and the occasional unexplained murder of DNC whistleblowers. She is undoubtedly the most corrupt person who ever held public office since Boss Tweed, another of Chicago’s FINEST, just like obozo.
The liberals are in favor of tolerance as long as people agree with them. When someone disagrees with them on a major issue, the other person, party, group, school, etc. is demonized and every attempt is made to destroy them. It’s time for the left to realize that a true mark of diversity comes when everyone doesn’t agree with them.
I was listening to the O’Reilley Factor on Fox and they commented about New York’s gender identification policy. Do you realize that these loonies recognize 31 gender variations? So there’s male and female and 29 different transgender variations. And as an employer if you refer to one of these trannies using the wrong label, then you can be fined $250,000. I’d never make it there. Let’s see, I’m conducting and interview and ask, “Are you a he, a she, or a thing?”
I have filled out several things this year it would be male, female or other. Other, other what.
BYU, Baylor and TCU are Christian schools and have every right to the religious principles they espouse. If the fascist liberals don’t like it, too bad!!! Who cares??? They will try, but they can’t destroy everything good in this world……it won’t happen as long as good people exist to make sure they don’t succeed. Just about a month to college football…YAY!!!!
The left wing nut jobs are just a bunch of ignorant mindless minions for the dumbocraps. Tell them to stick it where the sun don’t shine.