Some former Young Life members are criqug the mistry amid claims of sexual misnduct and anti-gay polici.
Contents:
- A GAY COUPLE TRIED TO SIGN UP FOR A CHRISTIAN CAMP’S RNN WEEKEND. THE ANTI-LGBTQ PHBACK THEY FACED WAS THE FAL STRAW, THEY SAID.
- YOUNG LIFE FLOURISH ON LLEGE MP SPE PHBACK OVER GAY VOLUNTEER BAN AND SEXUAL MISNDUCT ACCATNS
A GAY COUPLE TRIED TO SIGN UP FOR A CHRISTIAN CAMP’S RNN WEEKEND. THE ANTI-LGBTQ PHBACK THEY FACED WAS THE FAL STRAW, THEY SAID.
The uncil, Young Life lears said, would listen to the hundreds of stori pourg out on social media, stori of queer youth scribg the rejectn and heartbreak of learng they uldn’t be gay and also serve learship rol. But the anizatn go on to say that lears “pursug same-sex romantic relatnships is out of alignment wh the spir of the Sexual Conduct Policy” and lls homosexualy “an example of the distortn that rults om humany’s rejectn of God.
“Pl (the Apostle) intifi homosexual behavr… as ‘unnatural’… an example of the distortn that rults om humany’s rejectn of God, ” the document stat as one example. He also exprsed alarm at portns of the document that talk about possibly puttg transgenr mpers their own bs or Young Life rmg parents that their children may have gay bunkmat. Tt wanted to do his about beg gay, a msage that might let younger queer participants know they weren’t alone.
“But was very implied: Bee I was gay, I was dangero. “Which meant, beg a gay kid, I thought I was sted for hell unls I changed the way I felt about guys.
YOUNG LIFE FLOURISH ON LLEGE MP SPE PHBACK OVER GAY VOLUNTEER BAN AND SEXUAL MISNDUCT ACCATNS
“If you’re gay, ” Thomas realized, “you n’t lead. “They said somethg like, ‘I don’t know how to tell you this, but you n’t do work crew bee you’re gay, and go agast the Young Life ntract.
The only thg I was breakg was beg gay.
A py of a prev policy reviewed by The Post, which do not clu a date, stated: “If an dividual was termated om service as a staff member or volunteer as a rult of ncerns by Young Life that the dividual engaged or may have engaged an act of child moltatn, child abe, sexual volvement wh a child, ct or overt homosexual activy/liftyle, there will be no rehire or restatement.