Philly Court Nixes Christian's Lawsuit Against Temple Univ.
by Allie Martin
March 16, 2005
(AgapePress) - A Philadelphia jury has ruled against a former student of Temple University who sued the school after administrators attempted to commit him to a mental hospital in 1999.
Michael Marcavage opposed the campus presentation of the controversial play Corpus Christi which portrays Christ as a homosexual. Temple officials tried to have Marcavage forcibly committed over his opposition to the play. Earlier in the day the jury was hung, but ultimately came down on the side of the Philadelphia school.
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Steve Crampton is chief counsel for the American Family Association Center for Law & Policy, which represented Marcavage. Crampton says the judge in the case basically rewrote Pennsylvania state law to protect Temple University."We basically were prohibited from trying this case on the best evidence that we had," the attorney declares. "The judge systematically excluded evidence that was favorable to Michael Marcavage, and systematically included evidence that was favorable to Temple University and its officials."
Crampton says an appeal is certain.
Allie Martin, a regular contributor to AgapePress, is a reporter for American Family Radio News, which can be heard online.
