Are LGBTQ students at Christian schools discriminated against? A lawsuit, scholarly studies say yes.
A new lawsuit backs up what scholars have been saying: LGBTQ students at Christian schools experience higher rates of bullying and harassment as well as clinical depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation in comparison with students at non-religious schools.
April 5, 2021
Megan Steffen at Moody Bible Institute. Photo by Kevin Troung
(RNS) Two weeks before she graduated from Moody Bible Institute last year, two top administrators called Megan Steffen, a student at the school, and grilled her about her sexuality.
Did she plan on dating women, they asked during a Zoom meeting.
Baylor students join federal lawsuit claiming Christian universities cannot discriminate against LGBTQ+ students
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WACO, TX â Two Baylor students are making national headlines after joining 31 other students nationwide in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education. We all have a voice, and we all have a say on what happens, and it s beautiful to know we re all coming together to affect change on our campus throughout the U.S., said Jake Picker, a Baylor senior and plaintiff in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit, filed by the Religious Exemption Accountability Project, claims it s unconstitutional for Christian colleges and universities, like Baylor University, to discriminate against LGBTQ+ students through religious exceptions while also being funded by taxpayer money.
Accusations that Liberty University officials push conversion therapy on LGBTQ students were put forward by a former student as part of a nationwide class action lawsuit filed this week that
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