Graduate hands back Oxford degree over Christian Concern conference
Graduate hands back Oxford degree over Christian Concern conference
An Oxford graduate has handed back his degree over a college’s arrangement to host conferences in association with a religious group which has regularly opposed advances in gay rights and backed ‘gay cure’.
Michael Amherst returned his Exeter College English degree yesterday, saying he no longer wished “to be associated” with the institution.
Exeter’s administrators originally came under fire for agreeing to rent a space to the Wilberforce Academy, run in association with Christian Concern, formerly known as Christian Concern for Our Nation.
The Wilberforce Acadmy says it hopes “delegates will be prepared for servant-hearted, Christ-centred leadership in public life, having been equipped with a robust biblical framework that guides their thinking, prayers and activity in addressing the issues facing our society”.
Conference materials do not mention homosexuality, but its organisers, Christian Concern, have frequently attempted to block gay equality measures.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/01/graduate-hands-back-oxford-degree-over-christian-concern-conference/
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