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David Hacker: A setback for Scott Savage and academic freedom

By Alliance Alert

ADF Attorney David J. Hacker writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "[F]ormer ADF client Scott Savage . . . gave up a big city desk job to become a plain Christian and eventually took a job as a reference librarian at The Ohio State University Mansfield campus, only to be ousted because of his Christian and conservative beliefs . . . Two committee members called Scott 'anti-gay,' said his book recommendations were 'homophobic tripe,' and accused him of 'homophobia' . . . The university eventually dropped the harassment charges after the ADF Center for Academic Freedom intervened on Scott?s behalf. But the university continued to target Scott for his views, making his working environment unbearable, which eventually forced him to resign. He then filed a defamation lawsuit against the university and some faculty members. On Monday, a federal district court in Ohio dismissed Scott?s lawsuit. This dismissal is disappointing and constitutes another troubling step in the direction of eviscerating academic freedom on campus. But from reading news reports on the ruling, you would think nothing significant happened to Scott."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on June 08, 2010 (boomark / email).