Posted on 12/18/2019 4:07:24 PM PST by Morgana
A Christian university in Tennessee is standing behind its student senate’s decision not to officially recognize a local chapter of the pro-life activist organization Students for Life of America. However, students are still hopeful they will be able to get recognition in the spring.
The student senate at Bethel University in Tennessee, an institution affiliated with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church with over 4,500 undergraduates, rejected a bid by students to have their Students for Life chapter recognized as an on-campus club in early November.
Students for Life exists to “abolish abortion” and “transform culture by helping young people make abortion unthinkable and obsolete on their campus, in their community, and in our nation.” Across the country, there are 1,200 Students for Life groups at high schools and colleges.
After some expressed concern with the decision to not grant Students for Life recognition on campus considering it is a Christian institution that holds pro-life views, the Bethel University administration issued a statement expressing why it did not step in to override the student senate’s decision to reject the pro-life student group.
“Student clubs and organizations must be approved by the Bethel Student Senate to be recognized as official and receive funding,” the school’s statement reads. “The student senators evaluate each new group based on its alignment with Bethel’s mission, values, and Covenant for Life Together, as well as its ability to demonstrate that Bethel ‘would be better with this club or organization.’”
The Bethel statement explains that following a debate, the student senators concluded that the Students for Life proposal “did not sufficiently meet the final criterion.”
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Serious question. Does this university recognize any “gay” student groups?
Speaking in Biblical terms - - -
King James Bible
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
This is ‘dung’
The word “Presbyterian” appears in the article.
That explains why the university blocked the pro-life group.
“did not sufficiently meet the final criterion.””
What was wrong?
So a university that blocks a group that saves babies, is like a Planned Parenthood kill-center.
PCUSA —
PCA is still conservative... for now.
Hoss
The Left has taken over education everywhere
I was a member of Students for Life at an extremely liberal university.
WTH?
bump
Excellent question.
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