WACO, Texas, May 20, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — A high-profile Baptist university is walking a tightrope, simultaneously signaling it is now open to recognizing an LGBT student group and asserting that its official stance on sexual ethics remains unchanged.
Baylor University, with an undergraduate enrollment of 14,000, will explore “the possibility of establishing a new, chartered student group” for LGBTQ students by determining “the appropriate pathways to provide additional care, connections, and community.”
The May 14 resolution issued by the Baylor University Board of Regents comes following campus unrest concerning the university’s strict adherence to traditional biblical teaching and standards of behavior regarding sexuality.
In October, the Baylor Student Senate passed a resolution by a wide margin urging the university to reinterpret its statement on human sexuality for student organizations, according to a Baptist Press report.
Then, earlier this year, the Baylor Faculty Senate approved a resolution in a 26-9 vote supporting a charter for an unofficial LGBTQ student group, Gamma Alpha Upsilon, whose Greek letter acronym spells out “GAY.”
In 2019, after Baylor refused to recognize Gamma Alpha Upsilon, more than 3,000 alumni, students, staff, and former faculty signed a petition addressed to university officials supporting the group’s fight for
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