A petition calling for Citipointe Christian College to recall its amended contract amassed almost 40,000 signatures.Credit:Internet
The school said the requests were based on the religious beliefs of its church,the International Network of Churches.
The contract states the college would enrol students only on the basis of the gender that corresponds with their biological sex,and that families who did not agree to “these fundamental doctrinal precepts” could be excluded from the school.
“We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including but not limited to:adultery,fornication,homosexual acts,bisexual acts,bestiality,incest,paedophilia and pornography) is sinful and offensive to God and is destructive to human relationships and society,” the contract states.
“We hold fast the biblical and church’s historical belief that a family begins with the covenantal institution and holy estate of marriage as ordained by God between a biological man (husband) and a biological woman (wife) mutually and exclusively entered into for life.
“God’s gift of sexual union is sacred within marriage as a sign of His mutual and lasting covenant and as a means whereby we may share in creating new life.”
The contract also stated that the school believed “God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other”.