Vanderbilt = Bob Jones

http://www.christianpost.com/news/legal-expert-religious-clubs-have-no-case-against-vanderbilts-nondiscrimination-policy-68542/

I read this article and I am not surprised at the conclusion of the legal expert. Vanderbilt has decided that student organizations can not use religious beliefs to select their leaders. This means that Christian organizations can not disallow an atheist from a leadership position. Essentially, Vanderbilt wants to hide behind some corrupt notion of multiculturalism to squash religious expression.
I know that many religious organizations want to find legal ways to reverse the decisions of the Vanderbilt administration. I used to agree with them. But I realize that as a private institution they have the right to be bigots. So now I merely think that we should expose the Christianophobic desires of the Vanderbilt administration.
We should concede Vanderbilts' legal right. Years ago Bob Jones University prohibited interracial dating. They were wrong. But they had the legal right to do that. They are a private university and were free to practice racial bigotry. Likewise Vanderbilt is free to practice religious bigotry. Let them be stigmatized like Bob Jones University has been. That should be the price that Vanderbilt pays.
With this concession of Vanderbilt's rights I hope that progressives realize that this opens the door for other private educational institutions. When a Christian university passes rules that does not allow for an organization supporting homosexuals then I would expect the same individuals who turned their back on Christian organizations at Vanderbilt to acknowledge the rights of these Christian universities. To not do so would be hypocritical. And if they complain about these Christian universities then those complaints should fall on deaf ears. Only if you defend organizations that you disagree with do you have legitimacy to defend the organizations you do agree with.
So Vanderbilt, you are Bob Jones. Do not like that comparison? Too bad. If you act like a bigot then you should be seen as a bigot. You are a private institution and you have the legal right to crush religious expression. We have a right to see you for what you truly are.

Sincerely,

Trouble-Maker