Posted on 05/19/2021 8:12:49 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
One of the most prominent Southern Baptist pastors in the nation is warning Christian parents to keep their kids away from Baylor University.
Article by Todd Starnes from WND.
“What they teach and the underlying philosophy is anti-Christian,” Pastor Robert Jeffress said on the “Todd Starnes Radio Show.” “And I don’t think any true Christian parent who wants their kids to have a Christian education would allow their child anywhere near Baylor University.”
Jeffress, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas and a Baylor alumnus, was set off by the university’s recent actions on LGBT-related issues.
The Board of Regents adopted a resolution that many say will lead the way to the creation of a university-sanctioned LGBT organization.
More than 30 nearby pastors wrote letters to Baylor pleading with leadership to remain faithful to the Bible’s teachings on marriage and sexuality.
Baylor said they still support “purity in singleness and fidelity in marriage between a man and a woman as the biblical norm.”
But Dr. Jeffress is warning Christians not to buy what the university is selling.
“Like any good magician, the Baylor administration has mastered the art of distraction and deception,” Jeffress told me.
The Board of Regents directed the university’s president 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.
“What this really is, Todd, is a fraternity for LGBTQ students. The fact is they thought a support group might give the impression that they were trying to help these students. If they were really trying to leave these students out of homosexuality and out of gender confusion, that would be a good thing. But what they’re really going to do is to affirm their right to engage in that kind of ungodly behavior,” Jeffress said.
Jeffress said the Christianity professed by Baylor University is nothing more than a facade. He said there are professors on the campus who are actively trying to convince young students to question their faith in God.
“Our church has sent students down there for years who have their faith completely torn apart by infidels in the religion department,” he said.
Jeffress said it’s important for parents and students to investigation Christian universities that are Christian in name only.
“Being filled with Christians doesn’t make you a Christian university,” Jeffress told Starnes. “It is your viewpoint and what you teach. I say either go to a distinctively Christian university or go to a completely secular university and get a better rate for doing it.”
Yes, folks. Pastor Jeffress believes you would be better sending your child to a secular university than Baylor University.
“At least your child will understand the battle lines and what they are instead of being confused by people who claim to be a Christian but act in a completely different way,” he added.
Bail on Baylor?
What would he say about Pitzer College?....................
Yes, folks. Pastor Jeffress believes you would be better sending your child to a secular university than Baylor University.
“At least your child will understand the battle lines and what they are instead of being confused by people who claim to be a Christian but act in a completely different way,” he added.
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He’s right. Univerities like Baylor and Notre Dame make money by selling themselves as “Christian Universities”. They lov eto have a veneer of Chrstianity about them to lure in the gullible. They’re are the educational version of Chick-Fil-A.
Persimmon, persimmon, Scripps College for women. I wonder if they’re still girls-only. If so, I’ll bet they’ve got a significant contingent of “trans” women, plus women who pretend to be men.
Vassar now takes men I think.............
What he fails to realise is that there *are* no ‘secular’ colleges. There are just a larger set of colleges whose core religion is a blend of Marxism, Anti-Semitism and Radical Islam lumped under the magical term: “Wokeness”.
My brother and I both went there for a few semesters in the early 80’s and hated it. We both transferred to Texas Tech and met more Christians there than at Baylor. My family has a long Baylor history and to this day, 40+ yrs later, we still can’t convince our dad to stop throwing away his money on them. God bless Pastor Jeffress. Baylor is an evil place.
Baylor hasn’t been a “Christian” university at the very least since it split from the SBC in 2010. I would even argue the last time anyone would remotely consider BU a religious institution was back in the 80s.
College students, whether they attend Baylor, LSU, UCLA, Michigan or Texas all socialize the same way. There is drinking, there are drugs and there is sex.
He’s one of the good Pastors!
Baylor has long had problems with covering up rapes.
It’s been well known for some time that Baylor had strayed from its Baptist upbringing. Heck, the late Ma Richards was a Baylor grad which is the sole reason Baylor was included in the Big XII (so Richards wouldn’t veto the merger with the Big 8).
Baylor reminds me of Notre Dame. They’re outwardly religious but inwardly the same compromised leftist bunk.
Just like the U of Scranton pretends to be Catholic. Just as Pope Frank deceives.
All of the schools whether private or public are there to indoctrinate our children. Sometimes we have little choice. After a few years being an RN, our daughter wanted to continue her education. She went to Baylor for her DNP degree. Well known school in the medical field.
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That's a bit harsh … toward Chick-Fil-A. Chick-Fil-A's main purpose is to sell chicken, and they do a fine job of it.
Baylor is supposed to sell higher education from a Christian perspective. It's like ordering a chicken sandwich and getting a (not very good) burger instead.
I was saved in '81 and started (now continuing) attending an Independent, Fundamental Baptist church where I first heard about church politics.
It was all OVER the place in the eighties.
Unfortunately, our choices for honest and intelligent Americanism are rapidly dwindling and spiritual education and training are more rapidly disappearing.
The Book of Revelation exists BECAUSE there is a reveal to reveal .... and it ain't fiction.
We don't NEED to see/find the USA in the Bible, we need to recognize we are part of the world .... which is all OVER the scriptures
I’m just saying that Chick-Fil-A has sold a lot of sandwiches on the good will of Christians who thought of them as a “Christian company”. When the rubber met the road, however, they chose to stop donations to several orthodox christian charities in order to “expand markets”.
Baylor (like Chick-Fil-A) is a business. They can both do whatever they want in pursuit of dollars. But they both built thier customer base on the image of Christian culture. Neither should be allowed to do so any more.
You may get a great education at Baylor (just like you may get a good chicken sandwich at Chick-Fil-A. But in reality, Baylor is just another university (in a sea of universities) and Chick-Fil-A is just another fast food join in sea of fastfood joints. There’s nothing significantly special or unique about either.
Add Norte Dame to the list too.
If you go to a public unit, find one that has a church nearby that supports your faith. It’s as important as the school itself. My kids have met students at their state university that are very knowledgeable about and committed to their faith. They have learned a lot.
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