Christian university surrenders in morality battle
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November 2018 – Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, has been at the center of three lawsuits because accreditation was denied for the university’s new law school. Denial was based on Trinity’s student covenant that required students to reserve sexual relationships for marriage between a man and a woman. Initially, TWU had fought for the right of its law school to maintain the lifestyle covenant while becoming accredited. But in August, the university rescinded the student covenant requirement.
“In furtherance of our desire to maintain TWU as a thriving community of Christian believers that is inclusive of all students wishing to learn from a Christian viewpoint and underlying philosophy, the Community Covenant will no longer be mandatory as of the 2018-19 academic year,” a Trinity statement explained.
The decision came after the Canada Supreme Court ruled on June 15 that TWU’s law graduates could be barred from the profession – as long as the college’s sexual morality covenant was in place. Faculty and staff are still required to sign the pledge.
