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Pro-family student club at Georgetown retains recognized status

Friday, Nov 3, 2017
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer regarding Thursday night’s decision by the Student Activities Commission at Georgetown University, “the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institute of higher learning in the United States,” to reject calls to derecognize student organization Love Saxa, represented by the ADF Center for Academic Freedom, for the student group’s Catholic and Jesuit views of marriage:

“A student organization at a Catholic university clearly should be able to hold to Christian views on marriage or any other issue without having its recognized status threatened. We commend the Student Activities Commission for rejecting calls to derecognize Love Saxa for its views on marriage and the family, which are wholly consistent with the Catholic faith and Georgetown’s own Catholic identity.”

The following quote may be attributed to Love Saxa President Amelia Irvine:

“The Student Activities Commission was right to continue to recognize us as a student organization in light of the fact that we hold views consistent with Georgetown’s own Catholic identity. We hope that the outcome of this situation means that any and all other student groups at Georgetown which hold to beliefs consistent with Georgetown’s founding values will likewise be protected from unwarranted demands that they be dissolved.”
 
  • Pronunciation guide: Langhofer (LANG’-hoff-ur)
 
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith.
 
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ABOUT Tyson Langhofer

Tyson Langhofer serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom and director of its Center for Academic Freedom. Before joining ADF, Langhofer was a partner with Stinson Leonard Street LLP, where he worked as a commercial litigation attorney for 15 years and earned Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent® rating. Langhofer earned his Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law, where he graduated cum laude in 1999. He obtained a B.A. in international business with a minor in economics from Wichita State University in 1996. A member of the bar in Virginia, Kansas, and Arizona, Langhofer is also admitted to practice in numerous federal district courts.