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The Whitworthian

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The Whitworthian

Feminism is a right, not an attack

November 15, 2017

In 1837, French socialist Charles Fourier coined the term “feminisme,” or “feminism” in English. Fourier defined “feminism” as the advocating for the equality of women politically, socially,...

Pirate Pride facilitates coming out stories

October 31, 2015

Students filled the Mind and Hearth, waiting to hear stories from their peers about their experiences coming out as LGBTQ+. Whitworth’s LGBTQ+ club, Pirate Pride, hosted the event on Oct. 11...

Trustees should make efforts to enact LGBT resolution soon

October 18, 2015

Last year ASWU worked to get a resolution passed that adds sexual orientation to the list of protected identities in the staff and faculty handbook. If you weren’t here or you need a refresher, this...

Rodgers: a “gay celibate Christian”

March 19, 2015

Julie Rodgers, ministry associate at Wheaton College, is the first openly gay staff or faculty member to be hired at the school. She is also celibate, because the way she reads Scripture does not...

Theology professor makes case for transformative rethinking of the LGBT community by Christians

March 4, 2015

by Shyanne Faulconer Guest Writer Thanks to evidence offered by the same sex attraction and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, Christian understandings of sexuality and acceptance...

Presbyterian General Assembly supports same-sex marriage, professor resigns as ordained minister

October 8, 2014

Whitworth professor James Edwards read a letter of resignation to the Presbyterian General Assembly approximately a week after it announced its decision the denomination would support and approve...

GSA week brings conversations on sexuality

April 25, 2012

Events challenged Whitworth to consider the issues surrounding homosexuality during GSA week April 15-20. The week was kicked off with a showing of the documentary “For the Bible Tells Me So,”...

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