Wheaton College has updated its student and employee handbooks to clarify that it does not support the use of preferred pronouns and does not allow employees to use them in official business.
First change report This article was approved by Religion News Service in October and shared with the university community in recent days. Wheaton is a Christian university located in Wheaton, Illinois.
“The University recognizes that the pronouns she/her/hers and he/him/him express the created reality of biological dualism,” the student handbook states. “The University does not endorse or require the pronouncement of preferred personal pronouns by members of the University community.”
Wheaton College states that “when an employee conducts University business, when an employee uses the University brand on a platform that publicly identifies him or her as a University employee, and/or in print or digital media, We do not permit employees to use personal pronouns, except in cases where employees are required to provide such pronouns at conferences and when registering for membership in professional organizations. ' says the handbook.
“Except for research conducted under the supervision of an Institutional Review Board (“IRB”), forms, surveys, and questionnaires developed by the University shall not include additional gender options and only male and female gender options. should be included (but “prefer not to”). ”)”
A Wheaton spokesperson told RNS, “It has been over 10 years since the policy was last updated, and there have been minimal substantive changes to the policy.” A spokesperson said changes have also been made to the employee handbook, but they have not been made available to the public.
“The university's Biblical principles and theological beliefs regarding gender and sexuality as articulated in its Statement of Faith and Community Articles have not changed,” a spokesperson said.
The student handbook states that Wheaton College “believes that sexual intimacy was created as a gift from God as an expression of love between a woman and a man in a lifelong marriage.” The handbook also mentions trans surgery, stating that universities should “consider the decision to undergo a medical transition or engage in other persistent behaviors or actions that are contrary to one's natal sex, and comply with the Community Bylaws and Community Bylaws. “We consider this to be a violation of our Biblical and theological obligations to our students and staff.” Statement of faith. ”
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