Equality Riders arrested at Heritage Christian University

By Heather Murphy

More arrests today from the Equality Riders.  This time, it was the administration of Heritage Christian University that prosecuted young GLBT people for trespassing when three of them arrived at the Alabama school to deliver letters that described their experience and advocated for acceptance of GLBT students.

You know, I may be crazy, but I was under the impression that college was a place to, you know, learn stuff.  Maybe even stuff you don't already know.  Arresting people who want to peacefully share a different point of view doesn't seem very pro-learning to me.  According to 365gay's article about it, the mood at Heritage regarding the arrival of the Equality Riders was one of 'homophobic panic.'  Don't be scared, President Dennis Jones.  We gay Christians won't hurt you, we promise.  We won't make you marry a man.  We won't destroy your marriage.  We won't even ask you to wear sparkly gold go-go boots.  Although you would look fabulous in them.  We were just wondering if when Jesus invited 'whosoever believes in' him, that invitation could possibly be stretched to even include us.  Or if, at least, you'd be willing to discuss the question without, you know, having utterly nonthreatening young people arrested for coming to ask the question.

Once again, big props to the three Riders who were arrested:
*Caitlin MacIntyre, 19, of Houston, Tex.,
*Katie Higgins, 26, of Charleston, S.C.
*Taueret Manu, 21, of the Bronx, NY.