Divisions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States. lgbtq kprc2 click2houston us religion
On Monday, there was a dramatic new turn at one of the most rancorous battlegrounds – Seattle Pacific University.
In addition to Menjares, the defendants are board chair Dean Kato; trustees Matthew Whitehead, Mark Mason and Mike Quinn, and former trustee Michael McKee. Whitehead and Mason are leaders of the Free Methodist Church, a denomination whoseThere was no immediate response to the lawsuit from SPU, though its communications office acknowledged receiving a query from The Associated Press and said a reply was in the works.
At SPU’s graduation on June 12, dozens of students protested by handing gay-pride flags to Menjares, rather than shake his hand, as they received diplomas.“We acknowledge there is disagreement among people of faith on the topic of sexuality and identity,” Kato’s wrote to student activists.
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