I mean, I probably already know the answer but I think it would be neat to hear from your point of view. So I was just reading an article in regards to a female student in Georgia who is suing the university she goes to because she thinks they are trying to force her into accepting gay lifestyles.
Oh, did I mention she's studying to become a counselor? Ya. LOL.
Since this is your field of study Steph, I was wondering what your point of view is on all this. Is she right in trying to sue the school or is she full of cheetos?
Obviously, it would be neat to get the point of view of anyone who wants to voice in on the article. Have at it guys and gals. :)
Student Claims University Tried to Force Her into Accepting Gay "Lifestyles
PS. Make it as a new post Steph. Please and thank you! :)
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Before I even read the study I thought, "This lady is nuts! How can she be a counselor if she so strongly feels that Gay/Lesbians are commiting sin?" She won't win the stupid lawsuit.
Now that I've read the article though, she just might. Here's why: It is wrong of the university to push her to accept Gay/Lesbian lifestyles as being appropriate. It is true that she has a right to her own religion/opinions. So if they can prove that the university was trying to change her views, she might have a case.
However, she is also wrong to try to push her ideas onto others. Considering the profession she has chosen as a counselor, she needs to be able to give positive advice on sensitive matter. In this case, gay/lesbian issues are a subject she will have to address & if she can't give advice without telling the other person that they are wrong in choosing that lifestyle, then why is she even pursuing being a counselor?
Forcing her opinions onto others will lead her to lawsuits herself. It'd be like her telling the person that it's best to commit suicide. You can't do that!! As a counselor, it's your job to empatize with the emotional health of your clients and direct this person to a less gloomy, more positive outcome so that he/she can move on regardless of THEIR MORAL VIEWS, LIVING LIFESTYLE without trying to force YOUR VIEWS on them.
I for one don't think she will win. Her case is lame. I don't think that the school was trying to change her views. To me it seems more like they were asking her to prove that she can separate her personal views from professional views. And if she couldn't then she needed to be taken out of the program or find an alternative college that didn't care about her ways.
Nobody is telling her she can't be an ignorant fool, they're just saying she can't be an ignorant fool and think she can continue studying to be a counselor at that school.
It's all about biases and she's got them. You have to be able to have an objective mind even if you disagree with the way another person chooses to live their life. It's like that for every profession even more so the one she is looking to go into so, her argument is so full of shit, in my opinion.
It's like if I were to become a public defender and had to defend a douchy racist guy. I might hate everything his vile mouth may spew and find it against my morals, but because I'd be a professional I'd defend his right to be a bigoted ahole.
Somehow I feel like she just wants to start shit. LOL.
The problem with this case is the fact that she's studying to be a counselor & working in the field at the same time. You need to look at the school as both the school & the employer.
You wrote: "they're just saying she can't be an ignorant fool and think she can continue studying to be a counselor at that school." If that's the case they're discriminating against her for being an ignorant fool. They can't do that to anyone (student or employee).
I agree that she is an ignorant fool & perhaps she is just trying to start shit but the truth of the matter is that as a school, they can't NOT ALLOW HER to get her degree as a counselor just because she has different views.
I do agree that the school, as an employer, was trying to see if she'd be able to do her job without expressing her views upon those she's helping. In doing so, she had to be subjected to a series of tests. It's like any other job, you are put through a series of tests to see if you are competent enough to perform your duties. If you don't pass them, you're out of the game. However, as her employer, though they can ask her to stick to certain rules, they still can't force her to change her beliefs.
I guess it's just one of those funky cases.
Firstly, I don't recall the article stating that she was already working within the field. Unless I am mistaken, she is still only a student and needs to follow through with the requirements put forth by the program she chose.
Secondly, as for not allowing her to get her degree they actually can keep her from getting it because the school prescribes to the American School Counselor Association's ethical standards, as stated in the article. She has already stated that she would not be able to affirm a homosexual relationship as healthy because of her religion thus violating one of the core standards; recognizing and accepting differences, cultural diversities, and alternative view points.
And thirdly, in all reality I'm the one saying she's an ignorant fool not the school. I could have made that statement clearer by instead stating she isn't following the school program/requirement and that's why they've got beef.
Overall, the school was just trying to get her be better informed and she took as they are trying to force her accept that lifestyle.
I know you're the one referring to her as an ignorant fool & not the school.
The article said she was a trainee counselor, signifying to me she's being trained for the job not that she was participating in a "would be" scenario indicating it was pretend. Perhaps I misunderstood that part.
Regardless, she's still a nutso & she can't expect other people to be ok with her attitude, accept her beliefs, & allow her to ruin other people's lives because they don't followe her own belief system.
I don't think should be a counselor at all & I don't think she should win the case but that's just my personal opinion.
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