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Originally posted by NewBee
Thats a violation of both the organization's and the non-Christian's 1st amendment rights.
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If a non-Christian joined a Christian fraternity or sorority, and requirements included things like mandatory bible studies, prayer sessions, evangelism, and the like, that is a violation because it forces people to participate in activities that go against their beliefs.
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Nope. The Constitution only applies to
government. The First Amendment only prevents the
government from establishing religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
UNC is a public school and therefore an instrumentality of the government. There might be a First Amendment problem if UNC required Bible study. If UNC made it mandatory that students join an organization that had mandatory Bible study, there could be a First Amendment problem. But there simply is no First Amendment issue if a private organization, such as a Christian GLO, allows non-Christians to join but then has mandatory Bible study, prayer meetings, etc.
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