Nashville’s NewsChannel 5 reports that two year’s effort to establish a gay support group at Belmont University, a “student-centered Christian community,” has garnered student support but has been stymied by University administration. Instead, the administration has sponsored discussion groups on the issues.
The Belmont administration’s explanation, given in a statement to NewsChannel 5, reads:
Recognizing the importance of mutual respect and diverse opinions from Christian perspectives and the challenges of cultivating such informal dialog on these issues, the university chose not to meet their request, but to create a university-led opportunity for this discussion. Beginning last spring, a university sponsored discussion group on these issues has convened twice monthly and expects to continue for the duration of this academic year.
Some students have lunched a petition drive in support of the proposed group.
[Nashville, Tennessee’s News Channel 5 via Inside Higher Ed]
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