Posted on 07/13/2025 10:27:35 AM PDT by Morgana
Baylor University, one of the largest and oldest Baptist universities in the world, has rescinded a $643,000 grant from the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation intended to promote LGBTQ acceptance within the church. Was it a principled stance, or something altogether different
The grant was awarded to Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work “to foster inclusion and belonging in the church,” with a focus on understanding “the disenfranchisement and exclusion of LGBTQIA+ individuals and women within congregations to nurture institutional courage and foster change.” However, public outcry from the university’s community, including churches, partner organizations, and supporters, prompted a swift reversal.
Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone addressed the backlash in a statement, noting that the outcry “caused concern and confusion for many within the Baylor Family and among our broader community of churches, partner organizations, and supporters.” She revealed that the grant recipients “have voluntarily offered to rescind their acceptance of this grant on behalf of the School of Social Work and return all associated funds to the granting foundation.”
But Livingstone is talking out of both sides of her mouth. After saying, “We remain committed to providing a loving and caring community for all – including our LGBTQIA+ students,” she shares, “As we reviewed the details and process surrounding this grant, our concerns did not center on the research itself, but rather on the activities that followed as part of the grant. Specifically, the work extended into advocacy for perspectives on human sexuality that are inconsistent with Baylor’s institutional policies, including our Statement on Human Sexuality.”
“Please be assured that Baylor’s institutional beliefs and policies remain unchanged. Our commitment to our Christian mission and our historic Baptist identity continues to guide our approach to academics, student life, and spiritual formation. We affirm the biblical understanding of human sexuality as a gift from God, expressed through purity in singleness and fidelity in marriage between a man and a woman.”
But Baylor is thoroughly compromised, as we’ve cataloged over the last few years. They have several staff members who have been openly promoting LGBTQ ideology for years, including a pro-choice, gay-affirming, trans-affirming professor, and their other greatest hits featured below reveals the true heart and trajectory of the storied University.
The Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation expressed disappointment in Baylor’s decision, suggesting the move was less about principle and more about external pressure. In a statement, the Foundation’s Board of Trustees said, “We are deeply saddened by Baylor’s decision to cancel the recent ‘Courage from the Margins’ research grant following an online campaign of fear and misinformation.” They noted that a similar project, funded by the foundation and run by Baylor’s School of Social Work over the past three years, “has yielded significant insights,” implying the university’s reversal was a reaction to being caught rather than a stand on conviction. The Foundation concluded, “While we are disheartened by this decision, the Baugh Foundation’s commitment to supporting progressive, inclusive, and justice-oriented work remains unwavering.”
Adding some information about President Livingstone, Megan Basham writes on X:
“Further, in her role as board member of the NCAA, she refused to speak up on behalf of young female athletes who appealed to her to use her position to help keep men out of women’s sports.”
Here is a $643,000 grant. Now, may I please have your souls?
Here is a $643,000 grant. Now, may I please have your souls?
And kept the interest.
“We have established what you are, madam. We are now merely haggling over the price.”
It takes courage to turn down a high dollar grant like that one. And enough support on the board of directors to keep the pastor from being replaced.
good for Baylor!
So, now NOT funding and promoting deviant activities with a religious overtone.
Bkmk Baylor Bares /s
They sold their souls from athletic success. Remember Brittny Griner played there.
We’re sorry we got caught. Here’s your money back. Next time we’ll do a better job at hiding and covering up.
LGBTQIA+ is a METASTASIZING CANCER
that will destroy everything it infects
(The Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation expressed disappointment in Baylor’s decision)
That Old Serpent 🐍 Called
the Devil and Satan issued
a similar statement from the
Democratic National Convention
They did not have it long enough
No sinners, including sexual sinners, are disenfranchised and excluded; they are simply encouraged to repent and to try to show the sincerity of their repentance by living a better life as modeled by Christ.
Exclusion of LGBTQIA+
They didn’t read the sign at the gate NO DUMPING TRASH ALLOWED.
NEVER accept gaysbian grants!
The grantor is trying to buy your souls!
Very!
My thoughts exactly. It’s from hell itself and needs to be sent back there where it belongs!
Correct!
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