Divisions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States. On Monday, there was a dramatic new turn at one of the most rancorous battlegrounds – Seattle Pacific University.
In addition to Menjares, the defendants are board chair Dean Kato; trustees Matthew Whitehead, Mark Mason and Mike Quinn, and former trustee Michael McKee. Whitehead and Mason are leaders of the Free Methodist Church, a denomination whose teachings do not recognize same-sex marriage and which founded SPU in 1891.
In June, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson notified SPU that his office was investigating “possible discriminatory employment policies and practices” at the school. SPU was asked to provide details on hiring and firing policies related to individuals’ sexual orientation and involvement in a same-sex marriage or relationship.
Ferguson said his office intervened after receiving numerous complaints from SPU faculty and students. Their basic concern, he said, was that the university – located in one of the country’s most liberal cities – “discriminates against faculty and staff on the basis of sexual orientation,” which is prohibited by state law.
It's a Christian School, not a Satanic School... So unless their LGBTQ students are there to change their ways and leave the Alphabet Lifestyle behind, then they shouldn't even be there.
I don't like it but it's their rules.
Christians absolutely believe they are the law look at the orange calf they worship
I used to be a Christian, but I don’t want to be associated with these bigots in any way, shape, or form.
Ever notice how religious people tend to look down on everyone else? Well guess what? You believe in a myth. The rest of us are in reality. Come join us whenever you are ready.
This doesn't sound like what Christ would do, and yet they're using his name. I don't remember reading in the Bible about only certain people can have loving relationships.