South Carolina college denounces homosexuality after two volleyball players come out as gay

[JDDavis]

Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina, describes itself as a “liberal arts” institution, but as far as that freedom applies to the hearts and minds of its students, it seems limited. In response to two male athletes on its volleyball team coming out in an article published on OutSports.com last year, the college, which is aligned with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian tradition, released a strongly worded denouncement of homosexuality on campus that many read to be a behavioral ban. The document, titled “Statement on Human Sexuality” was submitted by the Student Services and Athletic Committee and adopted by the board of trustees last Friday. It reads:

“We believe the Bible teaches that monogamous marriage between a man and a woman is God’s intended design for humanity and that sexual intimacy has its proper place only within the context of marriage.

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“Sexual relations outside of marriage or between persons of the same sex are spoken of in scripture as sin and contrary to the will of the Creator (Rom. 1:26-27; 1 Cor. 6 -10; 1 Tim. 1 -11).

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“Therefore, the Erskine community is advised to practice humility and prayerfulness when engaging in any conversations or other actions related to these topics. Erskine’s conduct policies and procedures seek to uphold biblical standards, promote repentance and grace, and point people to Jesus Christ.

So depressing to see a college endorse bigotry in the name of religion.

More info and comments at the link.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2015/02/27/south-carolina-college-bans-homosexuality-after-two-volleyball-players-come-out-as-gay/

[Bagsgroove]

1. Religious colleges

I live just down the road from Jerry Fallwell's school, Liberty "University." Yeah, the quotation marks really are necessary.
These places are not where kids go to learn about the world, they're places their fundamentalist parents send them to protect them from the world.

[NCLefty]

2. That should help keep all of their other gay students in the closet where they belong *eyeroll*