The last five colleges and universities with ties to the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina are preparing to split with the organization, a move that would cost each school about $1.2 million a year.
Some schools fear that the conservative direction of the denomination might limit their academic freedom. The convention voted last year to ban gay-friendly churches from the organization. Supporters of the separation also said that the schools are increasingly attracting students who don’t have a background in the Baptist church.
“The denominations continue to set boundaries that are ever-changing, and it makes it difficult for universities to negotiate,” said Bill Leonard, the dean of Wake Forest University’s divinity school.
Shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, mussels, all these are an abomination before the Lord, just as gays are an abomination. Why stop at protesting gay marriage? Bring all of God’s law unto the heathens and the sodomites. We call upon all Christians to join the crusade against Long John Silver’s and Red Lobster. Yea, even Popeye’s shall be cleansed. The name of Bubba shall be anathema. We must stop the unbelievers from destroying the sanctity of our restaurants.