Samford University Declines $3M From Baptist Convention After Row Over Student LGBT Group
Samford's president further noted that the decision to decline the funding from the Baptist State Convention was also due to a disagreement between the two organizations over an April 27 decision by Samford University's faculty to recommend the approval of a pro-LGBT student group called "Samford Together."
Westmoreland explained that the convention advised the university that if the trustees did not vote against the student group, then it would lose the $3 million funding allocation.
"When the proposed student organization sought official university recognition, convention leadership informed Samford that 'if the trustees decide not to deny permanent recognition and revoke its provisional status, we will not recommend any allocation for Samford University in the 2018 budget,'" Westmoreland said....
