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People of LGBT-BJU — Who We Are (Jim Davis)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by lgbtbju

Jim Davis (1982-1985, Music Education major, English minor) It’s true that hindsight is 20/20. All the signs were there. I should have known. It seems like just about everyone else knew. Figuring out that you’re gay when you’re forty-one years … Continue reading →

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Scriptural Views – The Bible and Homosexuality

Posted on March 28, 2012 by lgbtbju

Yesterday, we were moved by Harvard student Matthew Vines’s careful, well-reasoned, thoughtful video presentation and article on the Huffington Post about the Bible and homosexuality. We are re-posting it here. Matthew speaks from a uniquely conservative and Christian perspective. He … Continue reading →

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People of LGBT-BJU — Who We Are (Rick Weaver)

Posted on March 22, 2012 by lgbtbju

Rick Weaver (BJU, B.A. 1985 – Radio and Television Production) A poem I memorized as a child in private school, The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost ends with this paragraph: I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere … Continue reading →

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People of LGBT-BJU — Who We Are (Justin VanLeeuwen) Part Three

Posted on March 21, 2012 by lgbtbju

Ed. note: Today, we present the third and final portion of Justin VanLeeuwen’s tale of growing up gay as a Christian fundamentalist at Bob Jones University. Justin VanLeeuwen (BJA, 2005, B.A. 2009 — English), Part Three I wish I could … Continue reading →

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People of LGBT-BJU — Who We Are (Justin VanLeeuwen) Part Two

Posted on March 20, 2012 by lgbtbju

Ed. note: Yesterday, Justin VanLeeuwen told of his gradual, troubling discovery while a high school freshman at Bob Jones Academy that he is gay. Today, Justin takes us through the painful internal struggle he faced in the wake of this … Continue reading →

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People of LGBT-BJU — Who We Are (Justin VanLeeuwen) Part One

Posted on March 19, 2012 by lgbtbju

Ed. note: Today, we publish the first of a three-part series by Justin VanLeeuwen, who, like several others of us, was born and brought up entirely within the fundamentalist sub-culture of Bob Jones University. Justin will return tomorrow with Part … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Editor

Posted on March 13, 2012 by lgbtbju

Since we began our series of “People of lgbt-BJU.org” posts, we have been hearing from a number of people who may not yet be prepared to tell their stories publicly for various reasons, often involving sensitive family situations. We published … Continue reading →

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People of LGBT-BJU — Who We Are (Nathan Ohm)

Posted on March 12, 2012 by lgbtbju

Nathan Ohm (BJU, B.S. 1995 – Accounting) Life is neither good nor bad. Life is life, and all we know. Good and bad and joy and woe Are woven fine, are woven fine. All the travels we have made, All … Continue reading →

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People of LGBT-BJU — Who We Are (Tim Johnson)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by lgbtbju

Tim Johnson (BJU, B.A. 2008) When I was at Bob Jones University, I ended up in John Daulton‘s [ed. note: John Daulton is the Dean of Men at Bob Jones University] office trying my darndest not to get thrown out … Continue reading →

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