InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Sues University of Wisconsin For Recognition

Yesterday, the Alliance Defense Fund announced that it has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the University of Wisconsin-Superior's student InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. The University refused to grant recognition to the student group because it limits its leadership positions to Christians, in violation of the University's anti-discrimination policy. The complaint (full text) alleges that this violates the group's First Amendment rights to freedom of speech, assembly and religion, and denies the group equal protection of the laws. Reporting on the lawsuit, today's Badger Herald quotes university officials as saying that this case, as well as ones involving non-recognition of the Knights of Columbus and of the Roman Catholic Foundation on the UW-Madison campus, have more to do with concern over stricter allocation of student fees than with religion.