The right to be a bigot

The Los Angeles Times has an interesting article on a push by college conservatives to be bigoted. The article opens:

Ruth Malhotra went to court last month for the right to be intolerant.

Malhotra says her Christian faith compels her to speak out against homosexuality. But the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she's a senior, bans speech that puts down others because of their sexual orientation.

MeTheSheeple understands and supports people's idea of saying stuff, even if it's stupid and offensive. It's the marketplace of ideas, in which anyone can say something and others can evaluate on its merits. Or, clearly, here's something completely without merit:

The Rev. Rick Scarborough, a leading evangelical, frames the movement as the civil rights struggle of the 21st century. "Christians," he said, "are going to have to take a stand for the right to be Christian."

Yes, because clearly homosexuals have achieved societal equality, and women, minorities and immigrants are on a level playing field in the business world. Clearly, the discrimination against these Christians is intolerable. Why, just the other day I saw a bunch of Buddhists siccing their police dogs on the Baptists crossing the bridge, while the Muslims were hosing down some Catholics with fire hoses.