...  by jason m: Julea Ward was dismissed from a counseling program after she refused to work with a gay student. Thoughts? Note that her actions were against the professional code of ethics and she refused to work with the college to resolve the issue. Julea Ward was dismissed from a counseling program at Eastern Michigan University in 2009 after she refused to counsel a gay student based on her Christian religious beliefs and, according to school officials, declined to work with the university to resolve the issue. Read ...