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Religious Exclusion and Illegal Discrimination
The Christian group InterVarsity has been “de-recognized” by all 23 California State University campuses—because its leaders must adhere to evangelical views of the Bible. Is the schools’ demand for openness a denial of religious freedom? We’ll hear both sides.
By Warren Olney • • 21m ListenThe Christian group InterVarsity has been “de-recognized” by all 23 California State University campuses—because its leaders must adhere to evangelical views of the Bible. Is the schools’ demand for openness a denial of religious freedom? We’ll hear both sides.
Also, it’s not the guards who really maintain order at Pelican Bay, California’s maximum-security prison. It’s criminal gangs as sophisticated in organization as corporate executives.
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2 storiesBias v. Religious Freedom on the Cal State University Campus
InterVarsity is an evangelical Christian group with 860 chapters at American colleges and universities. It’s been around for almost 70 years, but lately it’s being challenged by some institutions. A year ago, the 23-campus California State University System officially “de-recognized” InterVarsity, but the group is fighting back.
Read the story14 minGangs an Unlikely Source of Order at Pelican Bay
Pelican Bay is California’s maximum-security prison on the coast near the Oregon border—recently famous for hunger strikes and allegations of torture. It’s as dangerous as any place of its kind, full of inmates serving life sentences, but it’s prison gangs—not the guards—who keep order.
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