Soulforce's Equality Riders are used to be hassled and arrested or ignored on their visits to Christian colleges, but that apparently won't be the case when they travel to Gordon College in Wenham, Mass. (the Boston area). From the article in the Boston Globe:
But officials at Gordon, where homosexual activity is barred by campus policy, have agreed to host the group for a series of presentations and conversations, saying they believe it will be good for students to hear a variety of views. The college has held three lectures about homosexuality and morality, the Bible, and science, and is highlighting the visit on its website.
"We present lots of ideas in the classroom that we don't agree with -- that's part of education," said Barry J. Loy , the dean of students. "I'm hopeful that they will come here to learn, and we will do the same. We're not keeping our students from them."
Did you catch that--"We present lots of ideas.....that we don't agree with--that's part of education." What a concept! It's easy to be angry as schools like Liberty that scorn these people and the message they are trying to spread, but not so much the folks at Gordon.
Exchanging ideas with those on the other side leads to greater understanding, which can eventually lead to acceptance. Of course the Regent of Liberty U, Dr. Jerry Falwell and his ilk don't want THAT to happen, do they?
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