Stories tagged with: american baptist college

• College fueled civil rights, now in theology battle

  by David Roach, posted Friday, March 01, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

  Photo by David Roach

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- At Nashville's Woolworth on 5th lunch counter, much has changed since the sit-ins of 1960 that helped desegregate public accommodations in the Jim Crow South.

  In 1960, Woolworth was among a handful of Nashville department stores where African American students were beaten and arrested, drawing national media coverage when they challenged a ban on black diners at the store's lunch counter. All Woolworth food items at the time cost no more than ten cents. Read More

• Bapt. college 'ground zero' in gay marriage debate

  by David Roach, posted Wednesday, March 18, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

  Photo courtesy Cornerstone Baptist Church

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Amid continued objections to American Baptist College's invitation of same-sex marriage advocates to speak on campus, concerns have been raised that the historically black institution may be violating the governance structure established by its legal charter. Read More

• Lesbian speaker at Bapt. college prompts protest

  by David Roach, posted Monday, March 16, 2015 (9 years ago)

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- A historically black college that used to have ties with the Southern Baptist Convention has drawn criticism for inviting three gay marriage proponents to address students.

  Forrest Harris, president of American Baptist College in Nashville, specifically defended his decision to invite a lesbian bishop to speak by denouncing those who use "idolatry of the Bible" to discriminate against homosexuals. Harris defined idolatry of the Bible as "when people say [the Bible] is synonymous with God and the truth." He added, "We can't be guided and dictated by a first century worldview," the Tennessean reported. Read More