Students at Seattle Pacific University (SPU), a private Christian university in Seattle, protested after the campus administration voted last week to uphold rules that ban the hiring of LBGTQ+ staff from working at the university.
regarding sexual conduct. Following the board's vote, students walked out of class on last Tuesday to protest in front of the university president's office.
With this decision, faculty and staff at the university must"continue to reflect a traditional view on Biblical marriage and sexuality, as an expression of long-held church teaching and biblical interpretation," the university'sAJ Larsen, a 2020 graduate and member of SPU's alumni coalition, said:"No matter what you believe, getting rid of these policies is the best way to make sure that our campus is an inclusive place for all people to be.
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