A public letter focused on “grave concerns” marked the latest development in an ongoing controversy surrounding Baylor University’s decision to accept and later rescind a research grant.
“The University’s handling of this matter raises grave concerns regarding the University’s commitment to academic freedom, rigorous inquiry, and publication — concerns that drive at the heart of the character and nature of what it means to be a university, in general, and what it means to be Baylor University, in particular,” the online letter states.
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As of 1 p.m. on July 29, 250 members of the “Baylor Family” had signed the letter, including former faculty and staff, along with Baylor alumni and others.
The controversy surrounds Baylor’s decision to accept and later rescind a grant from the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation to study “disenfranchisement and exclusion of LGBTQIA+ individuals and women” in churches.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Ken Camp and originally published by Baptist Standard.
