World's Largest Baptist University Drops 'Homosexual Acts' From Sexual Misconduct Cod

[Baptist Believer]

Which is just odd.

The difference may be that I have a broader and deeper understanding of the whole Baylor issue - well beyond the whole potential controversy raised in this thread - that would make approval of same sex activity and marriage a deal breaker for most of their alumni.

Now, you might be correct and they could be positioning for a move in the coming years, but I don't think it is happening now or is likely to happen soon.

But who knows what idiocy might come out of Baylor. I would not expect them to be at war with their original alumni association either.

 

[Revmitchell]

But who knows what idiocy might come out of Baylor. I would not expect them to be at war with their original alumni association either.

Hence the tempered equivocation.

 

[FriendofSpurgeon]

I'm sorry my friend, I missed your previous comments:


Yes, but in a unique way. The BGCT only elects 25% of the trustees. The BGCT has more of an advisory role than any sort of power role.


Yes, David Hardage and his brothers went to Baylor (I happen to have known their family). Baylor alumni have an outsized role in the BGCT and are well organized. For years, it has been described as the "Baylor machine" (think political machine) by both its friend and foes.

I don't consider myself either a friend or foe of Baylor, but I wish they would not have such as outsized role.

It should be noted that the Baylor alumni are widely diverse and there is enormous conflict between the University and their alumni. It is a pitiful display of hubris.

Thanks for the information. Very interesting article. I knew a little about the conflict between the administration and the alumni association, but didn't know to what lengths it had gone. It seems that President Starr is taking the high road on this -- which is a good thing, and hopefully the rest of the administration will follow his lead. It's hard to believe that he has been there for five years. Perhaps we should all simply hold the university up in our prayers.