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Vanderbilt university newly tightened nondiscrimination policy which prohibit as student organization for applying a faith based criteria for organization. one organization at vanderbilt had enough. it is pulling out of the campus. the president of vandy catholic. here is what he said. >> that is simply not what our organization. if we didn't have the qualifications. if we said, oh, it doesn't matter, catholic faith and practice doesn't matter for organization and our leaders we would be compromising who we are and our integrity. >> reporter: he says it is absolutely necessary for their leader...

Taking its 500 members and leaving campus. the president told us that the school left them no other choice. >> we are, first and foremost, a catholic organization. we require our leaders to be practicing catholics who know the faith, and we're striving to live it out. ,and the university has made it clear in their nondiscrimination policy there's simply not a place for an organization that has these qualifications for leadership. >> reporter: now, for its part vanderbilt university is saying don't blame us. in a statement to fox news, they said, quote: >> reporter: far john simms baker is a ch...

Rules to those who don't share their faith? that is the rule at vanderbilt and it could mean the end of the clubs. senior national correspondent explains. >> protest is growing louder. a religious student group at vanderbilt university says it has had enough. catholic organization vandy catholics says it can't sign on to the newly tightened discrimination policy that prohibits religious group to set faith-base requirement for leadership. >> we require our leaders be practicing catholics and the university's nondiscrimination policy made it clear there is no room in it for organization that has...

Will either be quiet or not listened to. >> listen, i'm getting phone calls from catholic small businessmen. i own a restaurant. who elected obama to tell me what kind of a health care policy i have to have for my employees? so this has to be resolved at that level as well. these people have insurance policy. i think to some extent that obama played a devious role. they began to peel off some of those liberal catholics who were joined with us in a tenuous coalition. so now you have the likes of sister carol key hand of the catholic health association, father jenkins from notre dame and father ...

about. when they look at exactly what may have caused whitney houston's death, the autopsy is complete. the results are on hold. they're waiting for toxicology reports which they say could take up to eight weeks or longer. whitney houston was found in a bathtub at the beverly hilton hotel on saturday late afternoon. there were some reports that maybe she drowned an there are some sources who said it could have been a combination of drugs and alcohol. radar online is saying that police found prescription drugs in the room. lorazepam, a generic version of valium, xanax, valium. the cor...