Gay Protesters Arrested at MS College Campus
CLINTON, Miss. (WHBQ FOX13 myfoxmemphis.com) – Five members of a gay rights group who were arrested after they walked onto the campus of Mississippi College were released Thursday after paying $250 fines each.
The five were among 20 members of the Soulforce Equality Ride who arrived at the private Baptist College to protest what the group claims are the school’s oppressive policies.
Mississippi College officials had said the Soulforce members would not be allowed on campus.
On its Web site, Soulforce says it stands for “freedom for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people from religious and political oppression through the practice of relentless nonviolent resistance.”
According to the Mississippi College student handbook, extramarital, premarital and homosexual behavior is not tolerated on campus. The handbook does not address banning homosexuals from enrollment.
Eric Pratt, Mississippi College vice president of Christian development, says the group had been told they could not come on campus.
Source: myfoxmemphis.com