There is now a part two to this particular story at the Professor’s place of employment: https://julieroys.com/grove-city-faculty-college-crt-fight-soul/

Andrea Turpin also wrote a really good analysis of the situation as well.

There is a good analysis of this by a Christian historian on the Anxious Bench blog:
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2022/04/what-conservative-christian-college-grove-city-crt-report/
One interesting statement in that blog, which I think is well supported, is that the college has now made clear that when it describes itself as “conservative” it is primarily referring to its politics, not to its commitment to Christian orthodoxy.

I have been reluctant to comment about it since I try to keep my college out of this. But I intend to say something here because the issues are so important. Thanks Mr. J for raising it.

Thanks for posting the link. I hope Dr. Throckmorton posts a followup commentary. This ordeal must be a great disappointment to Grove City College faculty, students, and alumni.

Didn’t need the bible verses. Your “yes” to only straight, cis-gendered people are valued was all I needed to know.

“Are you suggesting that only straight, cis-gendered people are “in the image of god” (and valued)?”

Yes— exactly.

So in Psalm 139 what is really meant is that God made you but then looks at your life and has a checklist and if you don’t check off certain boxes then God disowns you and says you are NOT made in his image and have no value as a child of God. Yup, you totally nailed it. Way to take in the totality of the argument about teens getting self esteem from others in an age of social media and then come to that conclusion.

“For You formed my inmost being;

You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

14I praise You,

for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

Marvelous are Your works,

and I know this very well.

15My frame was not hidden from You

when I was made in secret,

when I was woven together

in the depths of the earth.

16Your eyes saw my unformed body;

all my days were written in Your book

and ordained for me

before one of them came to be.

“Why are kids even “identifying” in 8th grade?”

Because many (but not all) kids have already realized what their orientation is by 8th grade.

“This teaching isn’t about acceptance.”

Not just about acceptance, also about understanding. Understanding what it means to be gay,bi,pan,trans etc. Although, it seems it is the parents who need that information more than the kids do.

“It’s about undermining any thought that you are created in the image of God and valued.”

Are you suggesting that only straight, cis-gendered people are “in the image of god” (and valued)?

The answer is yes. Out of 72 girls, in my kids 8th grade class, 7 identify as transgender. Others identify as pansexual or bi-sexual. Why are kids even “identifying” in 8th grade? This is mostly afflicting girls who have the additional challenges of social media images.

Before you dismiss, just ask.

This teaching isn’t about acceptance. It’s about undermining any thought that you are created in the image of God and valued. So you need to look for value and acceptance from external sources.

Some links —- the gender unicorn and genderbread man –

transstudent.org/gender/

http://www.genderbread.org/

and they love,love,love the white privilege Peggy McIntosh which they turn into cis-privilege, male-privilege, Christian privilege —
https://psychology.umbc.edu/files/2016/10/White-Privilege_McIntosh-1989.pdf