Jordan Rodgers, Aaron’s brother, speaks out against Vanderbilt’s nondiscrimination policy

[xchrom]

http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2012/02/09/jordan-rodgers-aarons-brother-speaks-out-against-vanderbilts-nondiscrimination-policy/



Jordan Rodgers, quarterback at Vanderbilt University and the brother of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, was among students speaking out against the school’s nondiscrimination policy as it applies to student groups, especially religious ones. Rodgers is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which is opposed to homosexuality and whose website talks about “saving” gays from their “lifestyle.”

The policy at Vanderbilt came into being after the Christian fraternity BYX allegedly kicked out an openly gay brother in 2010. From the Nashville city paper:

'Under the “all-comers” nondiscrimination policy, Vanderbilt requires that all organizations’ membership and leadership positions be open to every student on campus regardless of “race, sex, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, military service, or genetic information.” Several student organizations, most of them religious, have been deemed as non-compliant because of religion-centric qualifications for leaders.'

The university put five Christian groups, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, on “provisional status” after they ignored the nondiscrimination policy when filling leadership positions. The school defends the policy, saying, for example, a non-Christian should have the right to run for a leadership position of a Christian group. It’s a policy that seems rather non-controversial since the members ultimately decide whether they want that person to lead them or not. But Rodgers disagrees:

[joeybee12]

1. Prick...I'm gonna cross-post in Sports...knr

[xchrom]

2. Good. Nt

[Initech]

3. Ass. There's no bigger group of whiners on the planet than white religious conservative males.

[tammywammy]

4. +1 n/t

[HuckleB]

5. +1

Jeez. This Packers fan sure hopes Aaron has tried to set this bozo straight.

Ugh.

[William769]

6. +1.

[madinmaryland]

7. With my parents and six aunts and uncles who have graduated for Vandy,

I am glad that they have embraced Gay and Lesbian students. Vanderbilt is also a university that has a theology program which is where my parents met, and I am glad that I come from parents that come from such a school.

Theology is not about exclusion, but about inclusion.

[LostinRed]

8. Unfortunetly theology is not about inclusion but exclusion.

For example, Christians pit themselves against every other theology because they believe only through Christ you will go the a mythical place called Heaven. Religous institution are all about "I'm right and you're wrong." I'm not sure how you can defend your statement.

[LeftinOH]

9. A jockstar who takes exception to those different from him...how original

NOT!

[underpants]

10. "opposed to homosexuality " - are you opposed to the jet stream?

They are both part of nature. Do you understand that you product of the QB mill just like veal?