CHRISTIAN GROUP KICKED OFF UK CAMPUS

A Christian faith group at a major university in England has been thrown off campus for refusing to open up its membership to all faiths and beliefs.

The 76-year-old Evangelical Christian Union announced it would take legal action against Birmingham University's student council for revoking recognition of the group last month following months of heated negotiations. At the heart of the matter, both sides agree, is the fact that the group refuses to amend its constitution to allow non-Christians or atheists to become voting members. Although the group, which has 100-plus members, says all students are welcome to attend meetings, it insists that it is well within its rights to restrict membership to people who profess faith in Jesus Christ. The union also objected to demands to remove the words "men" and "women" from its charter in order not to offend transsexuals.

Pod Bhogal, communications director for the union's national parent organization, said with the mood of the country turning more and more against Christianity, he said, he worried that similar events might now occur elsewhere. "I think we're going to increasingly see this political correctness gone mad," he said. "Under the guise of tolerance we're going to see intolerance".

Source: CNS News.com