The Schism at Seattle Pacific University
How an anti-LGBTQ+ policy led to an existential dispute at a small Christian college, pitting students and faculty against the board—and placing the institution in peril.
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How an anti-LGBTQ+ policy led to an existential dispute at a small Christian college, pitting students and faculty against the board—and placing the institution in peril.
(RNS) — Twelve students and faculty sued four members of the university’s board of trustees for refusing to scrap an employment policy that bars the hiring of people in same-sex relationships.
Sixteen students, faculty, and staff members have sued Seattle Pacific U. leaders, alleging a breach of fiduciary duty.
Divisions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States
Seattle Pacific University in May reaffirmed an LGBTQ hiring ban unpopular among students. Now the university faces a lawsuit.