Publicly funded Christian colleges and universities across the U. S. have long exploited a legal loophole to control and discriminate against LGBTQ+ students with impunity—inflicting financial pain and emotional trauma in the process. Now there's a new battle brewing over this warped version of religious freedom. At CCU, as at many conservative evangelical schools, undergraduates must sign a "lifestyle covenant," or honor code, that forbids certain behaviors. In the 2022–23 student handbook, tucked between bans on arson and sexual assault, was a prohibition on "Same-sex relationships: engaging in a romantic same-sex relationship, defending, or advocating for same-sex romantic relationships." Additionally, under the school's "knowing presences policy," students who failed to report their rule-breaking peers could also be disciplined, facing penalties as severe as suspension or dismissal. |
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