Gays At Covenant College
So this weekend I googled "Covenant College" and on the right in the "sponsored links" column I saw an ad for this.
While I'm somewhat certain that Equality Rider has dynamically created the "Letter to Gays at Covenant College" page, they certainly couldn't have *faked* the page detailing policies enforcing GBLT inequality at Covenant, including excerpts and links to the College's Student Handbook.
Covenant College | By Josiah Roe | 9:19 AM
Comments
So what's teh big deal? Plenty of private schools have the same situation going on???
Posted by: holton at August 1, 2005 10:03 AM
I find the attempted hijacking of the civil rights movement despicable. "Equality Ride" my ass.
Posted by: ryan at August 1, 2005 10:07 AM
What's wrong with the Covenant handbook? It's a private school. If you don't like their rules, don't go there! And it's not like they're singling out homosexuals. They very quite clearly state that ANY sexual activity not ordained by the Bible, such as masturbation, premarital sex, etc, is strictly prohibited and will be dealt with accordingly. Gay's aren't being oppressed at Covenant; immorality is.
Posted by: Mays at August 1, 2005 10:10 AM
I never said I didn't like Covenant's rules, that wasn't my point.
But Ryan, I think that's their point.
Posted by: JosiahQ at August 1, 2005 10:12 AM
You guys can't masturbate at Covenant? Show me where the bible condemns that. And since when does Reformed theology mandate a "regulatory principle" of sexuality (ie, whatever's not commanded is forbidden).
Posted by: scott cunningham at August 1, 2005 10:33 AM
Yeah, actually, I don't think you're right there Mays. The policy seems to say that what is expressly forbidden are things which violate biblical teachings. In other words, there is freedom to do those things which are not expressly laid out in Scripture. So, if one could masturbate, but not lust, then that is lawful. (Now whether that's possible is another matter altogether, but I do think it is possible in the context of marriage to do this, so long as the images considered are of one's spouse.)
Posted by: scott cunningham at August 1, 2005 10:36 AM
Mesh, you really need to chime in here.
Posted by: JosiahQ at August 1, 2005 10:39 AM
It ought to read: "Students are also required to abstain from all activities which violate the random cherry-picked Biblical teachings we're choosing to enforce..."
Posted by: alice at August 1, 2005 10:46 AM
"Equality Ride My Ass" would be a good name for a sexual practice.
Also, if all masturbation was criminal, all criminals would be holding guns.
That's all I've got right now. Must go write a newspaper.
Posted by: mesh at August 1, 2005 10:57 AM
If Mays is right, then my number of times breaking the Student Life policies just went up by like a bazillion.
Posted by: Phil at August 1, 2005 1:25 PM
I'm all for this kind of thing but it doesn't actually seem like this website has an interest in Covenant other than hounding them. If this was actually a person trying to get into Covenant and was experiencing "real world oppression" than that's different. I knew it!! Mesh writes the news.
Posted by: John Totten at August 1, 2005 2:45 PM
Mesh is my hero, Equality ride my ass, brilliant.
Posted by: ARoss at August 1, 2005 3:41 PM
