Julea Ward is a student was enrolled in the counseling program at Eastern Michigan University. As part of their training they conducted actual counseling sessions with real clients. When approached by patients who are homosexuals, Ward reassigned them to other counselors.
Ward is also a Christian who values her faith and biblical values and morals. When approached by homosexual patients who sought counseling for their sexuality, she knew that her Christian faith would prevent her from yielding impartial advice. To avoid compromising her faith and to ensure that the patient received the best possible counseling she assigned them to another counselor.
In professional counseling, counselors often find themselves in a situation where, for the benefit of the patient, they reassigned or referred a patient to another counselor. This is a common practice found nationwide.
However when Ward reassigned homosexuals seeking counseling concerning their sexuality, she was expelled from the counseling program as well as from the University. The University claimed that her actions violated the school’s policy on diversity and tolerance.
The Alliance Defending Freedom organization stepped in on Ward’s behalf and filed a lawsuit against the University. However before a verdict could be rendered, the University opted to settle the case out of court for a sum of money in what they said was done in the interest of saving the University the expense of a lengthy trial. In addition to the sum of money, unofficially reported to be $75,000, the school expunged her record and remove any reference of her being expelled.
Read More at politcaloutcast.com . By Dave Jolly.
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This story is weak. Who cares. I was expecting that she be mistreated or at least cheated out of something. If you wrote a story every time a christian lost their job you’d be out of business. Why this story. This writer must have been having a slow week.
Wrong Aloha!—- It shows that the, idiotic behavior we are seeing is, illegal and can be successfully challenged. Many Colleges today receive some sort of assistance from the taxpayers. It is time those who pay the bills in this nation have their voices heard.. I congratulate Miss. Ward for the courage and perseverance to take this case to fruition..
Wrong Aloha, Miss Ward showed great courage and persistence in taking this case to fruition
My secondary concern is, what type of people are we turning out from these so called universities?
The discipline of Christianity is one of tolerance, forgiveness, and understanding. Take this from America and you have stolen the very concept that has made America the exceptional place it is. Thank You Miss Ward. .
Good for this woman, Miss Ward. I’m tired of seeing Christians’ God-given rights be violated every day in this country. It’s good that she fought back and won. More Christians and more of the Christian Clergy need to speak out and fight back. Silence is no longer an option.
Miss Ward should have been expelled and kicked out the program for good! Is she so “righteous” that as a christian she couldn’t council a lost soul who happened to be homosexual? Oh how “on the cross” of her. Christian my left toe. She is “high and haughty” as the bible calls it. She’s too much of a “Christian” to counsel a homosexual needing her help. This is NOT what Christianity is about. She was totally freaking WRONG!
I’m Christian and heterosexual. Woe the day that I feel I am so important that I can’t help somebody in need if I am able. Jesus Himself never turned anyone away. Is she freaking better than HIM?????
So, here we have another so called “christian” who thinks they know God, His Son and the Holy spirit when they know nothing (accept what their misguided pastors tell them, but that is another rant). This is what really pisses me off – these ones parading around as “Christians” with their noses in the air giving Christianity a bad name. And people think all Christians are like her, snotty nose in the air, better than everybody.
I’m sorry. I get angry when people willfully misrepresent the Christian Faith with their ignorant misinterpretations of it.
Speaking of “MISREPRESENTING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH” you are a prime example of “the pot calling the kettle black” expression. In your second paragraph you stated that you are a “Christian”. then you proceed to use the expression “FREAKING” wrong by which is an alternative word derived as a substitute word used for “F U C KING” wrong. Why couldn’t a self proclaimed Christian like yourself say “She was totally wrong”? Does your use of the word “freaking” in that sentence make her actions more wrong in your view?
Then you proceed to use more profanity by stating “This is what pisses me off”. Yeah, your a true Christian alright.
Do you know GOD yourself, His Son and the holy spirit?
Let me suggest you start here
“The Book of Genesis (chapters 18-20) tells how God wished to destroy the sinful cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.”