UI student group policy targeted

BOISE – A Christian civil rights group is taking aim at the University of Idaho’s nondiscrimination policy, claiming it wrongly prohibits faith-based student organizations from selecting members based on religious beliefs.

The Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund recently sent letters to universities and colleges in 23 states taking issue with policies that it claims place unconstitutional restrictions on student speech and prevent religious student groups from receiving activity fees that go to nonreligious student groups.

Another complaint from the conservative group is that religious student organizations are being forced to accept members that don’t adhere to their beliefs.