Posted on 05/24/2012 12:15:57 PM PDT by Glacier Honey
LA MIRADA, Calif. -- On the same day President Obama became the first U.S. president to come out in support of same-sex marriage, a group of students announced the presence of the "Biola Queer Underground" at this small evangelical university, touching off a highly-charged debate about Christianity and homosexuality.
The group launched a website and posted flyers around the Biola University campus May 9 with the following message: "We want to bring to light the presence of the LGBTQ community at Biola. Despite what some may assume, there are Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender, and Queers at Biola. We are Biola's students, alumni, employees, and fellow followers of Christ. We want to be treated with equality and respected as another facet of Biola's diversity."
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The administration needs to compose something of an epistle for all students, making a few things very clear.
1) That this college only offers an education based on the understandings of the faith within the evangelical sect of Christianity. It does not offer such an education with respect to other beliefs of other Christian sects, nor the beliefs of other religions, nor the beliefs of those who do not embrace religion at all.
2) The understandings of the faith within the evangelical sect of Christianity are well understood, are and should be practiced by all within the sect, and variance from these understandings can in some cases be tolerated, in other cases, cannot. Those that cannot are core principles within the faith, and those individuals that reject these principles exclude themselves from membership in the faith.
3) The administration understands that no one among the students, faculty, or administration have been or are perfect; but we do expect that all at least become aware of their own imperfections and make an effort to refrain from behavior that is rejected as sinful within our faith. That they do not just try to justify or rationalize their failings, seek excuses for them, ask for tolerance with the hope that these failings can be continued, or worst of all, to seek out others with intent to encourage them to fail as well.
4) Those among us who have held up their failings with pride and demanded recognition from us should seek education elsewhere. This school is not for them, as they have stated they reject what is being taught here. They will never be comfortable with us, nor we with them. And as by their actions they express no desire to change their ways, we also reserve the right not to change to accommodate them and their behavior.
If they want to be honest with themselves and others, then they should leave here. If they are to do so, we wish them well, and hope that someday they may find it within themselves to seek redemption and lead better lives.
If they instead decide to continue to conceal their activities, while demanding that others must honor and respect such behaviors, they just harm themselves.
Actually the “Q” is meant to pick up all other sexual perversions such as pedophilia, necrophilia, bestiality, etc.
Biola is one of the preeminent Christian colleges in America. Extremely high academic standards and committment to the Word of God. One or two anonymous students living a depraved lifestyle does not condemn the whole institution.I believe Biola would discipline these students in accord with their doctrinal statement.
Biola is one of the preeminent Christian colleges in America. Extremely high academic standards and commitment to the Word of God. One or two anonymous students living a depraved lifestyle does not condemn the whole institution.I believe Biola would discipline these students in accord with their doctrinal statement.
There. Fixed it.
(Despite what some may assume, there are Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender, and Queers at Biola.)
WELL YES. THERE ARE SINNERS EVERYWHERE.
We are Biola’s students, alumni, employees, and fellow followers of Christ.
NO YOU ARE NOT FOLLOWING CHRIST. IN PROMOTING PERVERSIONS YOU PROMOTE SIN AND THAT IS NOT FOLLOWING CHRIST..
re: “Chris Grace, vice president for student development at Biola, said the school would like to engage in conversation with the underground group but has been stymied by the members’ anonymity. “We really are at a disadvantage here because we don’t know who these people are,
OH GIVE ME A BREAK! I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT LESS THEN A WEEK ON CAMPUS AND I COULD POINT OUT THESE PEOPLE...
There is absolutely no reason someone having premarital sex or not keeping a kosher kitchen should be allowed to stay in any capacity!
I would believe a homo group operating at Fuller in Pasadena. Biola, however, is another case entirely. Any homo roaming Biola would be quite out of place indeed.
No hate — just the facts it is impossible for anyone to be a
Christian and a homosexual at the same time. One cannot embrace the homosexual deception and the doctrines of Jesus of Nazareth .One must either be a Christian —or a Reprobate.Their “underground” behavior and their “fear” suggest they cannot be of Christ,but against Christ.
I think the group is “anonymous” because they possibly aren’t even students - or it’s a group of one or two.
One method they use to talk gay porn to audiences, including young children, is have a question and answer session from the class or group. They submit the questions and answer them. When caught they claim they were only answering student questions. Lie, lie, lie.
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