Per MSNBC, Bob Jones University today apologized for its history of racist policies, including a delayed response to desegregation (1971) and a ban on interracial dating that persisted until just three eight years ago. Read the full statement at their site. Of course, BJU still lags in a few key areas, from continuing to brand gay students as aberrational and ill, to promoting creationism over evolution. Judging by this overdue statement on race, expect an apology for those around 2051… provided the Rapture hasn’t happened yet.
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Just a clarification: BJU dropped the interracial dating policy in 2000, eight years ago, not five. Either was far too late, though.
Posted by Scott | November 22, 2008, 12:50 amThanks!! Corrected! Were you at BJU?
Posted by Ames | November 22, 2008, 2:03 pmI have a friend who graduated from BJU in 1997. Thankfully he wasn’t completely ruined and remains a devout, but sensible Christian.
Posted by Mike (PC) | November 22, 2008, 4:35 pm