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Title: “Ask God what your grade is”
Source: http://www.calcatholic.com
URL Source: http://www.calcatholic.com/news/new ... e7-bf77-4e20-8c66-9ae3f2abc2a3
Published: Feb 17, 2009
Author: adf
Post Date: 2009-02-17 22:52:44 by freepatriot32
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Keywords: censorship, la city college, Alliance Defense Fund, LOS ANGELES
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Federal lawsuit filed on behalf of LA City College student whose professor called him a “fascist bastard” for speaking against same-sex marriage in public speaking class

LOS ANGELES -- Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom filed a lawsuit against officials of the Los Angeles Community College District on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The lawsuit comes after a professor censored and threatened to expel a student following a speech about marriage and his Christian faith during an open-ended assignment in a public speaking class.

Christian students shouldn’t be penalized or discriminated against for speaking about their beliefs,” said ADF senior counsel David French. “Public institutions of higher learning cannot selectively censor Christian speech. This student was speaking well within the confines of his professor’s assignment when he was censored and ultimately threatened with expulsion.”

On Nov. 24, 2008, Los Angeles City College speech professor John Matteson interrupted and ended Jonathan Lopez’s presentation mid-speech, calling him a “fascist bastard” in front of the class for speaking about his faith, which included reading the dictionary definition of marriage and reciting two Bible verses. Instead of allowing Lopez to finish, Matteson told the other students they could leave if they were offended. When no one left, Matteson dismissed the class. Refusing to grade the assigned speech, Matteson wrote on Lopez’s evaluation, “Ask God what your grade is.”

One week later, after seeing Lopez talking to the college’s dean of academic affairs, Matteson told Lopez that he would make sure he’d be expelled from school. Matteson’s treatment of Lopez during his speech follows an earlier incident in which Matteson told his entire class after the November election, “If you voted yes on Proposition 8, you are a fascist bastard.”

“Professor Matteson clearly violated Mr. Lopez’s free speech rights by engaging in viewpoint discrimination and retaliation because he disagreed with the student’s religious beliefs,” said French. “When students are given open-ended assignments in a public speaking class, the First Amendment protects their ability to express their views. Moreover, the district has a speech code that has created a culture of censorship on campus. America’s public universities and colleges are supposed to be a ‘marketplace of ideas,’ not a hotbed of intolerance.”

ADF-allied attorney Sam Kim and attorney Michael Parker of the Buena Park firm Sam Kim and Associates APC, are serving as local counsel in the case.

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#1. To: , *Jack-Booted Thugs* (#0)

ping

the american government is a disease masquerading as its own cure

freepatriot32  posted on  2009-02-17   22:53:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: freepatriot32 (#0)

This just proves you can't be too picky.
When crossing swords with the Bolsheviki.

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randge  posted on  2009-02-17   23:03:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: freepatriot32 (#0)

Ask God what your grade is.

That's a queer remark for an academic to make.

Tatarewicz  posted on  2009-02-17   23:35:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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