Don’t Say It? Whither Free Speech?
By Chuck Colson, Breakpoint
A Chicago-area high school student named Heidi Zamecnik wore a t-shirt to school reading “Be Happy, Not Gay.” She wore it the day after the “Day of Silence,” on which students — at the instigation of gay activist groups — wore clothing expressing support for homosexuals and their lifestyle.
School officials had no problem with “Day of Silence” activities. But when it came to Heidi’s t-shirt, school officials were outraged. A counselor used a black marker to cross out the words “Not Gay,” effectively stifling Heidi’s message.
Heidi, with the help of the Alliance Defense Fund, went to court. It took a ruling by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for Heidi’s high school to finally back down. As the court put it, “People in our society do not have a legal right to prevent criticism of their beliefs or even their way of life.”
Good for the court! Somebody needs to tell that, however, to Eastern Michigan University. Julea Ward, a Christian graduate student in the counseling program there, was kicked out because she refused to affirm homosexual conduct as morally acceptable.
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