Religious students help erase antigay graffiti

[davidinalameda]

http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid28145.asp

Several students from Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn., on Friday helped scrub antigay graffiti from a bus ferrying gays and lesbians to religious schools across the country. The Equality Ride bus had been spray painted in pink with the words “Fags-Mobile” on Thursday while the 35 mostly college-age members of the Soulforce team were at a nearby hotel room, planning their visit to Lee.The bus's driver reported witnessing a middle-aged woman and a teenager drive away from the scene. Cleveland police are currently investigating the crime.

“These wonderful students have done a great service by wiping away the stain of homophobia from our bus,” said Jacob Reitan, co-director for the Equality Ride. “Let’s hope they can go back to their school and wipe away the stain anti-gay discrimination that still goes on every day at Lee.”

The second day of the Lee University stop of the Equality Ride ended with a prayer vigil and devotion from Lee University graduate Reverend Scott Sanders. Students joined the riders in prayer and song for 30 minutes before university administrators asked the group to disperse.

In his devotion, Sanders shared the biblical story of Jesus multiplying loaves and fishes to feed 5,000, in reference to Lee University president Paul Conn’s statement to Riders justifying Lee’s strict limitations on interaction with students that “half a loaf is better than no loaf at all.” In a symbolic gesture of thanks and hope that the dialogue that occurred with students would be multiplied and spread with others, Sanders broke a loaf of bread and passed it for the assembled students and Riders to share.

I just hope these students aren't punished by the school administration

[BlackHeart]

1. Punished for removing graffitti?

I sure hope not.

[davidinalameda]

2. not punished for removing graffitti

but punished for associating with the riders