“It also sends out a message that Samford does not see us as inferior to any other student organization on campus, and that we have a right to assemble and to have open discussions,” said Whitlock.
Samford graduate Brit Blalock, founder of SAFE Samford (Students, Alumni and Faculty for Equality), says her group of over 1,000 members is offering Samford Prism and OUTLaw moral and financial support as they evaluate how to navigate barriers to university recognition. In the meantime, said Blalock, the Affirming Ministries fair was a great next step.
“Everyone was talking about how we need to turn this into an annual event,” said Blalock. “As long as these churches and ministries are going to be kept off of campus, we will keep doing this event to make sure that students at Samford have an outlet to connect with them.”
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