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Drink this...: [Jason] Johnson, a sophomore majoring in theater arts, was expelled from the university Thursday because he declared online that he is gay. In a statement released last week, the university's president, Jim Taylor said students are held to a "higher standard" (via Cosmos)

Lifelike Pundits: Johnson, a sophomore majoring in theater arts, was expelled from the university Thursday because he declared online that he is gay. In a statement released last week, the university's president, Jim Taylor said students are held to a "higher standard" and that "students know the rules before they come to this institution." (via Cosmos)

  Eric M: Lexington Herald-Leader: "[Jason] Johnson, a sophomore majoring in theater arts, was expelled from the [University of the Cumberlands] Thursday because he declared online that he is gay. In a statement released last week, the university's president, Jim Taylor said students are held to a 'higher standard' and that 'students know the rules before they come to this institution.' But a copy of the student handbook provided by the university confirmed the policy was not spelled out in 2003-04, when Johnson chose to attend." (via Cosmos)

  ATL malcontent: A lot of people are suffering because he is not here." The more these fundamentalists indulge their obsessession with homosexuality, the more people they turn off. When young Baptists are questioning authority, you know a revolution may be at hand. (via Cosmos)

Boar's Head Tavern: Lexington Herald-Leader | 04/11/2006 | Reaction grows to gay student's expulsion Kentucky's largest Baptist college has its first big time culture war controversy. This seems to happen at some Kentucky Baptist Institution every so often. SBTS had a controversy several years ago. Same with Ky Baptist Homes For Children. (via Cosmos)

  A Drunk Librarian Who Won't Shut Up: I am an alumna of Cumberland University, not Cumberland College (whose recent name change to "The University of the Cumberlands" helpfully eliminates confusion). People often think I went to Cumberland College/The University of the Cumberlands, and it irritates me--not that people get the two schools mixed up, but that two private colleges exist in such close proximity and they have such stupidly similar names. (via Cosmos)

GetReligion: April 11, 2006: case where reporters are going to need documentation on dead-tree pulp. We need to know precisely what the school said in its student-life policies and when it said it. (via Cosmos)

 [Advanceindiana.blogspot.com] Advance Indiana: Jason Johnson, 20, of Lexington, was asked to leave the small Baptist school earlier this week, said Larry Cockrum, director of media relations at the university. Johnson's dismissal came after he posted on his Web page at the popular Internet site MySpace.com that he was gay.

[Onlinegreensboro.com] MattHillNC.com: Christian schools like the University of Cumberlands are trying desperately to hide behind Scripture when, by taking a deeper look, all that they are doing is using their own prejudices and biased thinking to hurt other people. It is clear to so many people (and more and more every day) that discrimination against LGBT people is wrong.

[Lombardportland.com] Timbre of a TimeFree Mind: The university has a policy that says it reserves the right to expel a student who -- quote -- "promotes sexual behavior not consistent with Christian principles." The university would not comment specifically on Johnson's expulsion, but school president Jim Taylor says in a statement that the school is unapologetic about its Christian beliefs.

 [Pamspaulding.com] Pam's House Blend: The "Ownership Society" term coined by Bush is just too scarily accurate, as it describes the days when those in society had ownership over the workers, whether they were outright slaves, sharecroppers, indentured servants, or today where they are minimum wage workers who haven't seen a raise since 1997 (40 hrs / week @ $5.15 / hr = $206.00 before taxes), workers with no union protection, and undocumented workers who can be paid a sub-minimum wage pittance and suffer gladly any abuse or maltreatment for fear of La Migra. Ah, those were the days and the Ownership Society can't wait to bring 'em back full force.

[Concurringopinions.com] Concurring Opinions: Lateral Moves by Law School Faculty 2006: While they are not lateral moves, Columbia hired Olati Johnson as a new professor, along with C. Scott Hempill (Stanford Law graduate, Posner/Scalia clerk, Ph.D.

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