cont: “Our plan was to walk silently with our Bibles to the morning chapel service and attend the service quietly before leaving campus,” Genth said.

The group walked down a public street that runs through the campus. When they approached the chapel, the administration greeted them with armed police officers and handcuffs, according to Genth.

“Each rider was read a statement stating that we were not welcome on campus and that setting one more foot toward chapel would subject us to arrest,” he said.

The first five group members who were read the statement stepped toward the chapel and were arrested.

The rest of the group stayed outside the chapel, singing and reading Scripture.

“Later in the day a student named Heather came to us for dialogue and brought us some sunshine of hope by telling us that the current generation of students understand more about homosexuality and that in the future, as leaders, they would not display the inhospitality that we encountered today,” G

"Oklahoma Baptist University used to have one of nation's most anti-gay policies. Their 2004-2005 policy banned not only the enrollment of gay and lesbian students but also the enrollment of straight allies. That changed this year with the adoption of a new policy. No longer are straight allies banned from attending OBU, but GLBT people remain unable to attend openly. Over the years may students have been kicked out of Oklahoma Baptist because of their sexual orientation." from: http://www.soulforce.org/article/1118

Once again the God fearing and neighbour loving fundies are showing their bigotry and intolerance of anyone who does not fit their beliefs. They forget all about the "judge not" edict, which many of us consider to be a basic building block of all Judeo Christian religions. Another example of how religion separates people rather that bringing us together.

One reason i am still an atheist.

One would think that banning someone from a property or college would be illegal.. It certainly is here in Canada...

I think it is disgraceful it shows just how intolerant that school/church is.

Think I'll go to a local Baptist church on Sunday wearing my rainbow
t-shirt and newest pair of blue jeans, so I can feel God's love for me
and hear His word preached from someone that is attuned to His love and
compassion. I really need some of that in my life.

Oh, kc...I like you better n better all the time!! LOL