Ball State University officially opposes 'marriage discrimination' amendment

Seth Slabaugh, (Muncie) Star Press

Thursday, November 14, 2013 1:36 PM

Ball State University on Thursday afternoon officially joined the Freedom Indiana coalition that is standing up for same-sex couples and their families.

BSU’s University Senate, made up of faculty, staff and students, voted 51-9 to oppose what some call the Indiana Marriage Discrimination Amendment, or House Joint Resolution 6, a proposed amendment to the state constitution reading:

“Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Indiana. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall be not be valid or recognized.”

The University Senate passed a motion reading:

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