“STRUGGLING ALONE“—First Things pc about the author’s friend, a same-sex attracted college student seeking to live out his Christian faith in chastity. You can get my thoughts on the psychological stuff discussed in the pc here, here, and here; but the description of the near-total opposition and lack of support this guy faced on campus was really poignant, and is the reason I’m linking to this. Sexual orientation is considered a fundamental fact of one’s identity, whereas religious faith is mere clothing, something to be discarded or reshaped in light of one’s sexual desires.

Before I left New Haven, I tried to get Yale’s guidebook for incoming freshmen to list the New Haven Courage chapter alongside its several “gay-affirming” resources. I left NH before I learned if I’d succeeded for the 2001-2 school year, and even if I did, I’d be shocked if that listing lasted into 2002-3.

FT link via Amy Welborn.