Education Dept. Releases ‘Shame List’ of Faith-Based Colleges Seeking Exemption From Transgender Rules
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post:
The U.S. Department of Education published Friday a list of faith-based colleges and universities that requested and were granted a religious exemption from Title IX. LGBT activist groups have been calling on the government to publish the list as part of a shaming campaign called the “Shame List” to pressure Christian colleges to consent to their agenda.
The document reveals that an increasing number of colleges are seeking exemptions, and that evangelical Wheaton College is not on the list.
As of April 1, as many as 232 colleges have obtained exemption from Title IX while 31 requests are pending, according to the list posted on the debartment’s website on Friday.
In December, BuzzFeed News received information from the U.S. Department of Education that 60 religious universities had applied for exemptions from Title IX — and the number was seen as rising at the time.
Title IX states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”
In 2014, the Obama administration interpreted Title IX as including transgender discrimination in illegal sex discrimination.
Title IX also provides for a specific exemption for religious schools if they believe the law requires them to violate their religious beliefs. However, the administration has argued that only colleges that are formally linked to a denomination deserve to be granted exemptions. This could be a reason why the Wheaton College, which was noted for its “twin traditions of quality academics and deep faith” by the Time magazine, is not on the list.
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