Azusa Pacific, a Christian university in southern California, recently announced that they were removing their restriction on same-sex relationships between students. The move comes after pressure from student groups who demanded a change in the regulation.
ZU Media, “The Student Voice of Azusa Pacific University,” said the change in the code of conduct does not reflect a shift in the university’s commitment to a biblical sexual ethic. “As an evangelical institution, APU still adheres to the Biblical principles of human sexuality—the belief that “sexual union is intended by God to take place only within the marriage covenant between a man and a woman” and it remains a cornerstone of the university’s foundation.”
The conduct agreement still requires all students to abstain from sexual behavior. Erin Green, an Azusa Pacific graduate and Co-Executive Director of Brave Commons, a Christian LGBT advocacy group, told ZU Media, “We thought it was unfair to single out queer folks in same-sex romantic relationships while it is impossible to enforce or monitor [whether other students are remaining abstinent],” Green said. “Queer students are just as able to have romanticized relationships that abide by APU’s rules. The code used falsely assumed that same-sex romances always involved sexual behavior. This stigmatization causes harm to our community,…
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