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04-22-2007, 05:48 PM
Gay rights group visits Cedarville
Touring activists meet with selected students, highlighting differing ways that Christians view homosexuality.
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By Stephanie Irwin
Staff Writer
Friday, April 20, 2007
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CEDARVILLE — — In the student center at Cedarville University on Thursday morning, student escorts, administrators and security guards waited for members of Soulforce, a gay rights activist group on a bus tour to Christian college campuses.
"We're excited to meet them and have an opportunity to show them love," said Brittany Donald, a Cedarville junior.
Soulforce, a nonprofit based in Lynchburg, Va., is touring 40 campuses to protest homophobic doctrine and school policy that disciplines homosexual behavior. The group is hoping to increase openness toward gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Christians.
"We think they're trying to change not only policy but views of homosexuality in Christian circles," said Lukas Seelye, a junior and student government president.
Cedarville, a Baptist liberal arts college in Greene County, has a long-standing policy on what it considers immoral acts. Students commit to a community covenant that requires "correction and confrontation" among the members to discipline students in support of their spiritual development, according to its handbook.
"There's a rhetoric out there to love the homosexual, hate the sin. Love them enough to change them," said Katie Higgins, ride coordinator. "We want Christians to love us as we are."
Cedarville agreed to let the group meet in moderated discussions with selected students. One, Amy Dennis, said she had difficulty processing their opinions.
"Mostly, I'm hurt for them in how they've been treated in the name of Christianity," she said. "That's a huge burden on my heart."
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Touring activists meet with selected students, highlighting differing ways that Christians view homosexuality.
Click-2-Listen
By Stephanie Irwin
Staff Writer
Friday, April 20, 2007
> Photos of the visit
CEDARVILLE — — In the student center at Cedarville University on Thursday morning, student escorts, administrators and security guards waited for members of Soulforce, a gay rights activist group on a bus tour to Christian college campuses.
"We're excited to meet them and have an opportunity to show them love," said Brittany Donald, a Cedarville junior.
Soulforce, a nonprofit based in Lynchburg, Va., is touring 40 campuses to protest homophobic doctrine and school policy that disciplines homosexual behavior. The group is hoping to increase openness toward gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Christians.
"We think they're trying to change not only policy but views of homosexuality in Christian circles," said Lukas Seelye, a junior and student government president.
Cedarville, a Baptist liberal arts college in Greene County, has a long-standing policy on what it considers immoral acts. Students commit to a community covenant that requires "correction and confrontation" among the members to discipline students in support of their spiritual development, according to its handbook.
"There's a rhetoric out there to love the homosexual, hate the sin. Love them enough to change them," said Katie Higgins, ride coordinator. "We want Christians to love us as we are."
Cedarville agreed to let the group meet in moderated discussions with selected students. One, Amy Dennis, said she had difficulty processing their opinions.
"Mostly, I'm hurt for them in how they've been treated in the name of Christianity," she said. "That's a huge burden on my heart."
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