National Tour of Christian Colleges Advocates Safety for Gay and Transgender Students ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: October 29, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin MacIntyre, Equality Ride Media Director Cell: 612-715-6138 caitlin@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Waxahachie, TX) — Today, Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) pressed trespassing charges against three young adults who entered the campus to […]
Archives for October 2008
The Houston Chronicle, "Gay-rights group members arrested at college"
Gay-rights group members arrested at college Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Uncredited, The Associated Press WAXAHACHIE, Texas — Three members of a gay-rights group on a nationwide bus tour of faith-based universities were arrested Wednesday after going to a private campus that had banned them, officials said. Three members of Soulforce were charged with trespassing after […]
Equality Ride Connects Faith and Fairness at 2 Baptist Schools
National Tour of Christian Colleges Advocates Safety for Gay and Transgender Students ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: October 28, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin MacIntyre, Equality Ride Media Director Cell: 612-715-6138 caitlin@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Dallas, TX) — This week, the Soulforce Equality Ride brought unprecedented conversations about faith and fairness to two Baptist institutions: Dallas Baptist […]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Gay activists conduct vigil at Fort Worth’s Baptist seminary"
Gay activists conduct vigil at Fort Worth’s Baptist seminary Tuesday, October 28, 2008 By Terry Lee Goodrich, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH — About 30 gay-rights advocates lined Seminary Drive outside Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s entrance Monday after a private meeting with seminary representatives, saying they hope that the dialogue was a first step […]
Central Baptist College
Name: Central Baptist College Location: Conway, AR Religious Affiliation: Baptist Enrollment: 569 Website: http://www.cbc.edu/ Accreditation: The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Concerning GLBT Equality: The Central Baptist College 2006-7 Student Handbook contains the following: Sexual Misconduct Any form of sexual misconduct or immpral acts, or the potential appearance […]
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Name: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Location: Fort Worth, TX Religious Affiliation: Baptist Enrollment: 3,567 Website: http://www.swbts.edu/ Accreditation: Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Concerning GLBT Equality: The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 2008-9 Student Handbook contains the following: Ethical Conduct General Information 3. The institution may take disciplinary action should any […]