Show-Me the Argument

This discussion is a continuation from the last post.  The thesis under consideration is:

(3) It is wrong for religious institutions to disallow their employees from engaging in homosexual behavior.

It is helpful to argue for (3) by arguing for the following two theses:

(4) If homosexual behavior is permissible, then it is wrong for religious institutions to disallow their employees from engaging in homosexual behavior.

(5) If homosexual behavior is wrong, then it is wrong for religious institutions to disallow their employees from engaging in homosexual behavior.

Consider (4).  There are marginalization and hurts (M&H) that homosexuals endure.  (more…)

There was a very interesting (but LONG) discussion at Leiter’s page on whether Christian colleges that include mission statements disallowing their potential hires to practice homosexuality ought to be barred from APA advertising.  A plurality of issues came up.  Alexander Pruss (recently hired at Baylor) and Mark Murphy (Georgetown University) were the main defenders of the Christian colleges being allowed to have these sorts of mission statements.  Most everybody else seemed to be against it.

The discussion there has come to an end, but if anybody is interested, feel free to comment here.  But I recommend that you at least read Leiter’s opening post before you post a comment.

edit - Clayton pointed out to me in the first comment that I was imprecise, and he’s right.  The second sentence above should read, “Alexander Pruss (recently hired at Baylor) and Mark Murphy (Georgetown University) were the main defenders of the Christian colleges being allowed to have these sorts of mission statements and be allowed to advertise in the APA.”