Posted on 11/13/2015 8:40:47 PM PST by markomalley
A large, private Christian university in Arizona has decided to extend full spousal benefits to the married partners of its gay and lesbian employees despite continued adherence to religious principles reserving marriage solely for heterosexual couples.
Grand Canyon University officials said on Friday the benefits will now be extended to same-sex couples throughout the school's workforce following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June legalizing these unions nationwide.
In a statement, school officials said the decision was made out of respect for the individuals involved throughout the university, and for "the system of government and laws that exist today."
But the university, which has about 3,500 faculty and staff, said the decision does not alter its deeply held stance that marriage "is a sacred union between a man and a woman," and it said that belief will continue to be preached in its curriculum and classrooms.
"This belief is not negotiable from a biblical perspective," said the three-page statement posted on the school's website.
The interdenominational Christian university, which has about 16,000 on-campus students and another 60,000 taking online classes, came under fire from employees in recent months over its policy denying benefits to same-sex spouses.
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Just more evidence.
America. Morally rotted to the very core.
Christian?
When did Christ say one thing but did the other?
It sounds like they turned the other cheeks to the LGBT gaystapo.
I suppose that all the married, hetero staff will be allowed to bring “temporary wives” back to their hotel rooms while out of town on business trips, right?
/sarc
INSANITY!
“Arizona University” Our country has gone mad!
Hasn’t been a Christian University in a long time.
For a second I thought the article was referring to Arizona Christian University (ACU), a small, private, conservative Christian university both of my daughters attend... but I knew that had to be a mistake.
As for GCU this decision was made because the university is being sued by an employee and wants to avoid further lawsuits. Also the President of the university has a totally different mindset of what exactly GCU is supposed to be vs. the alumni. The current president was the president of University of Phoenix so he’s going the bigger is better route. Many alumni are deeply disturbed by these recent moves.
For a second I thought the article was referring to Arizona Christian University (ACU), a small, private, conservative Christian university both of my daughters attend... but I knew that had to be a mistake.
From the home page of their website.
Agreed, I’m good friends with our university President... contacting him now.
CINO (Christian in name only)
After all, Luther did insist that the Church should have nothing to do with marriage since it's a totally civil matter.
I don't see any reason why people who accept throwing out a large portion of the OT because Luther claimed Antichrist Jewish Pharisees were more of an authority than all of Christianity for the fifteen hundred years prior to him won't accept Luther's opinion that marriage is a completely civil matter then welcome "married" queers into their midst.
Do just like contraception, rub a little Christian Liberty on it and the problem goes away, right? The "stronger brothers" can sodomize one another and it's just fine because they have a different interpretation of the ink blots.
JMHo
You wouldn’t be Protestant bashing now would you?
This is the same school that suspended its baseball team for drinking champagne after they won a championship. SMH.
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