UNC derecognizes Christian group

RALEIGH—For the second time in as many years, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stands accused of discrimination against a Christian student group. In December 2002, UNC-CH threatened to withdraw official recognition and benefits from the student group InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and other Christian student organizations, based upon the groups’ desire that their leadership adhere to the group’s religious beliefs, which UNC-CH argued ran afoul of its policy of nondiscrimination. National public outcry and the threat of a lawsuit prompted Chancellor James Moeser to issue a request to his staff “to allow IVCF to continue to operate as an officially recognized student organization.”