Founded in 1845 and claiming 16,000 students, Baylor University is the world’s largest Baptist University and also one of the oldest. Like many that have gone before, Baylor is deeply compromised despite seeking to be our theological betters. On the one hand, they hosted Beth Moore and Jemar Tisby for a conference on “Racism in the White Church,” tut-tutting those who have gone astray. On the other, they hosted a “Queer Sex-Ed Night whose advertisements featured a Planned Parenthood logo.
With a caption that reads, “Secret is out. See you tomorrow!! You can still DM us to become a member and join our Queer Sex Ed!!!” it quickly became apparent that the event was sponsored by Prism, an alliance of mostly openly and unrepentant queer Christian students at Baylor that has bought into all the lies of the culture.
Baylor can repeatedly tout their Christian creds, but the game is nearly up. Despite affirming that “The mission of Baylor University is to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community” and “the biblical understanding that sexual relations of any kind outside of marriage between a man and a woman are not in keeping with the teaching of Scripture,” nonetheless the University Board of Regents granted the creation of Prism. They wrote in their ‘Resolution on a Caring Community.’
We recognize that Baylor’s LGBTQ students continue to seek care, connections, and community on our campus and a sense of belonging within the Baylor Family. As an important and faithful expression of our Christian mission, we desire to establish trust with our LGBTQ students so that, among other things, they might seek out the resources provided by Baylor…
The Baylor University Board of Regents charges President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., and the University Administration to determine the appropriate pathways to provide additional care, connections, and community for Baylor’s LGBTQ students, including the possibility of establishing a new, chartered student group that is consistent with Baylor’s core commitments summarized above and the University’s policies and statements.
Here’s an altenrate theory. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. How about you don’t bring on students who openly flout basic biblical morality and refuse to abide by it?
h/t Red State
