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Court says student’s faith may have led to expulsion

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(RNS) A federal appeals court ruled Friday (Jan. 27) that the expulsion of a counseling student from a university after she declined to advise a gay client could be due to "hostility’’ toward her faith. By Adelle M. Banks.

Topics: Culture, Gender & Sexuality, Social Issues, Politics, Law & Court
Beliefs: Christian - Protestant
Tags: christian, gay, religious beliefs, same-sex, u.s. circuit court of appeals

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