Seattle Pacific University Sues Washington State Over LGBT Hiring Investigation
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“School claims attorney general is ‘interfering in the religious decisions of a Christian university.’” - CToday
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“School claims attorney general is ‘interfering in the religious decisions of a Christian university.’” - CToday
“After a decade of enrollment decline, leaders began to see the seminary’s biggest financial asset as a liability. They hope relocation could be the big change they need.” - C.Today
“A notice of dismissal filed Wednesday by the plaintiffs’ attorney said the case had been settled but provided no details about the terms.” - RNS
“We are in a fight for the soul of this college,” Lewis, an adjunct professor at Grove City, told Religion News Service. “Are we a Christian college? Or are we a conservative college?” - RNS
“The lawsuit, filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, argues that Liberty ‘failed to provide Plaintiff with services or reasonable accommodations required under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act, and other laws.’” - C.Post
“I’ve taught seminary students now for 26 years, and I’ve worked with hundreds of graduates in doctoral programs or local church events. I always want to know what leadership issues pastors wish someone had taught them. Here are twelve I hear often” - Chuck Lawless
“A new report from the Christian school says Jemar Tisby’s chapel talk was a ‘mistake’ and critiques diversity teachings in an elective class and in resident assistant trainings.” - C.Today
“In 2015, two colleges affiliated with Baptist state conventions left the CCCU because they thought the association did not move swiftly enough to expel a small handful of member schools that decided to affirm same-sex marriage.
“The number of full-time students at the evangelical seminary has dropped 44 percent in 20 years.” - C.Today
“A same-sex wedding led the university to split with its longtime research center over Christian teaching on sexuality.” - RNS
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