U. Portland Theology Majors No Longer Required to Study Bible – Can Take ‘Queer’ Class Instead

U. Portland Theology Majors No Longer Required to Study Bible – Can Take ‘Queer’ Class Instead

Just another example of the left redefining religion to fit their worldview.

The College Fix reports:

U. Portland theology majors no longer have to study Bible – can take ‘queer’ class instead

University of Portland theology majors will no longer have to take a class on “Biblical Texts,” according to the department chair who has previously said opponents of homosexual behavior are like the soldiers who nailed Christ to the cross. The departmental change will allow students more “autonomy” so they can take courses like “Queer Theologies.”

The Catholic university, run by the Congregation of the Holy Cross, also announced it will change the name of the department to “theology and religious studies.” The department changes drew criticism from a Catholic leader who spoke to The College Fix.

“This course examines how Biblical texts and interpretations shape faiths, theologies, spiritualities, ethics, practices, identities, cultures, and social and political dynamics,” a university description states. “It gives students tools to interpret and engage these ancient Jewish and Christian texts from the Mediterranean world in contemporary global contexts.”

Students must still take Theology 105, which does include a Biblical texts component, but now can “pick from a variety of upper-division courses to fulfill their second theology requirement,” according to The Beacon, the student newspaper.

These course options include “Queer Theologies,” “God Our Mother,” and a class on “the intersectionality of gender discrimination with other forms of discrimination.”

“Interculturalist Feminist Theology” is also an option. Students can also choose from more traditional theology courses such as “Christology” and “Biblical Spirituality.”

Department Chair David Turnbloom did not respond to multiple emails sent in the past two weeks asking for more information about the changes, including the deciding factors for the name change. The Fix also asked about the queer theology course and what benefits the class provided.

He told the student newspaper the change was “to allow students more autonomy over their UP education and provide students with the opportunity to take classes that align with their faith traditions,” according to the student newspaper’s paraphrase.

Turnbloom previously compared opponents of homosexuality to the soldiers who nailed Jesus Christ to the cross. “The anger of the Queer community is a grace-filled, divine instrument,” Turnbloom wrote for a Good Friday essay in 2022. “The question for Catholics is: do we have the competence to see our sin? Without this competence, any courageous acts of ministry run the risk of simply continuing the crucifixion.”

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