PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–A Florida Christian school has received death threats over a 48-year-old policy that prohibits sex outside of marriage and refers to students by the gender on their birth certificate.
Barry McKeen, administrator of the private Grace Christian School in Valrico, located 16 miles east of Tampa, told news outlets on Aug. 22 that he has received death threats that have forced him to hire security as an extra precaution, after an email went out to parents reminding them of a policy concerning sexual orientation and sex outside of marriage. The email went on to say that LGBT students will be asked to leave the school as this goes against the teaching of the Bible.
The email said, in part, “'We believe that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, transgender identity/lifestyle, self-identification, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, and pornography are sinful in the sight of God and the church—although this is being celebrated and encouraged by the country, it is condemned by God. And at this school, we’re gonna follow God instead of man.”
Currently, McKeen reports that no student has been “booted from the school over their sexual orientation.”
