Gay Marriage and the Future of Evangelical Colleges

At The Atlantic, David R. Wheeler writes on the effects that the legalization of gay marriage could have on evangelical universities that still have and enforce policies banning same-sex relationships. “Policies forbidding gay relationships have brought negative media attention and increasingly frustrated students, both of which could turn disastrous for religious colleges already struggling with tight budgets and uncertain futures,” Wheeler writes. Efforts to quiet the discontent at these colleges “often backfire, drawing even more attention toward a taboo subject.”

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