{"id":19428,"date":"2013-06-22T23:45:21","date_gmt":"2013-06-23T07:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=19428"},"modified":"2013-06-23T08:55:54","modified_gmt":"2013-06-23T16:55:54","slug":"grace-for-gay-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/grace-for-gay-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there Grace for Gay People? Apparently Not&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19430\" alt=\"Grace University\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Grace-University.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Grace-University.png 250w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Grace-University-150x90.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>A young college student from Grace University will not be given her degree this year, even though she earned it.<\/p>\n<p>Four years ago, Danielle Powell was accepted into Grace University in Omaha. Due to her academic excellence and position on the university volleyball team, she was granted scholarships to cover her tuition. During her time at Grace University, she completed her classes, interacted with other students, and even started a homeless outreach in Omaha&#8217;s downtown area.<\/p>\n<p>But she won&#8217;t be graduating this year.<\/p>\n<p>Why not?<\/p>\n<p>During her final semester at Grace University, it was discovered that she was gay and was living in a same-sex relationship with another woman.<\/p>\n<p>Did Grace University respond with grace?<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;What do you think?<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Despite her academic excellence, her involvement in the community, and her role on the Volleyball team, Danielle Powell was expelled from Grace University. The university officials told her, &#8220;It would be impossible for the faculty of Grace University to affirm your Christian character, a requirement for degree conferral.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19431\" alt=\"Danielle Powell\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/omaha-college-lesbian-300x221.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/omaha-college-lesbian-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/omaha-college-lesbian-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/omaha-college-lesbian-570x420.jpg 570w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/omaha-college-lesbian.jpg 635w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>But it didn&#8217;t stop there. Not only did they expel Danielle, refusing to allow he to finish her degree, they are also billing her for the final semester of tuition at Grace University&#8211;the semester which she was not allowed to complete.<\/p>\n<p>And we wonder why Christians are often viewed as hateful, unforgiving, mean-spirited, hypocritical, and rude.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t care what your stance is on homosexual marriage, gay rights, or whether or not same-sex relationships are sinful, everybody should be able to agree that what &#8220;Grace&#8221; University is doing is certainly NOT gracious.<\/p>\n<p>I reject this sort of behavior by Christians. It has nothing whatsoever to do with Christ.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to call on Grace University to confer a degree upon Danielle, I encourage you to <a title=\"Grace University Change.org\" href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/petitions\/grace-university-don-t-force-my-wife-to-pay-back-college-scholarships-because-she-s-gay\/\" target=\"_blank\">go sign a petition at Change.org<\/a>. Nobody is asking them to agree with her lifestyle. All that is being asked is that they live up to their name, and show a little grace.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there grace for gay people? Not at Grace University where they expelled a gay student right before she graduated. If you want to call on Grace University to confer a degree upon Danielle, I encourage you to go sign a petition at Change.org. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[1260,19,1258,1225,1259,1227,1262],"class_list":{"0":"post-19428","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-christ","8":"tag-discipleship","9":"tag-gay","10":"tag-grace","11":"tag-homosexual","12":"tag-jesus","13":"tag-lgbt","14":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is there Grace for Gay People? 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