Update: July 9th 2025 – Baylor University issued a statement that they were declining to take grant.
The headlines above are probably a big surprise (even a shock) to many; but at Lighthouse Trails, we are not shocked (or even a little surprised). The moral/biblical slide happening to Christian colleges and universities across the U.S. may seem to be very sudden (since wokeism hit the spotlight during the Covid years) to most Christians. But we saw this coming over 20 years ago when we were warning about the emergent church and contemplative spirituality. We often have stated that those Christian schools that were adhering to contemplative spirituality (aka Spiritual Formation) were going to change their spiritual outlook regarding LGBTQ and other moral issues. And this is exactly what has been happening. As we have often said, once schools embrace contemplative spirituality (aka Spiritual Formation), for most of them, it’s just a matter of time before they will transform into woke, progressive (yes, and LGBTQ inclusive) institutions.
Baylor University is certainly on that list. Here is a link to articles Lighthouse Trails has been posting for nearly twenty years showing the decline of Baylor U.
So for those who think what Baylor has just done is a sudden thing, we have shown that it is not sudden at all. And it grieves our hearts that Christian pastors and leaders have almost completely ignored the warnings about contemplative spirituality, which has entered the church wholeheartedly now and changed the spiritual landscape of today’s church.
“Baylor Affirms LGBTQ Inclusivity” (Posted by LTRP for informational and research purposes.)
By Everett Piper
Last week, Baylor University announced that it had received a grant of [$643,000] from the Baugh Foundation to promote LGBTQ inclusivity on its campus. Baylor’s motto is “For the Church, For Texas, For the World.” It describes itself as a Christian university and is a proud member of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, otherwise known as the CCCU.
What exactly is the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities?
The CCCU includes about 170 colleges and universities that self-identify as “Christ-centered.” These schools represent approximately 525,000 students, 96,000 faculty and over 11 million alumni around the world. The CCCU’s mission is “to advance the cause of Christ-centered higher education and to help our institutions transform lives by faithfully relating scholarship and service to biblical truth.”
Now, in reading this mission statement, you might think that the CCCU would be biblically conservative, but you’d be wrong. Click here to continue reading. (Taken from Concerned Nazarenes Facebook page; original article at: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/6/baylor-affirms-lgbtq-inclusivity.)
