Lynchburg, Virginia Liberty University is coming under fire following a recent essay released by a former student who shared his story of being a practicing homosexual on campus.

As previously reported, The Atlantic published an essay last week penned by former Liberty student Brandon Ambrosino, outlining his personal experience of life on campus after coming out as a homosexual.

When people find out I underwent therapy at Jerry Falwells Christian college, they assume I went through something like gay reparative therapy. But that isnt what happened, he wrote in the piece, entitled Being Gay at Jerry Falwells University. I saw two counselors at Liberty and neither of them ever expressed an interest in curing me. Did they have an agenda? Yes. Their goal, which they were very honest about, was to help me to like myself, and to find peace with the real Brandon.

Christian News Network contacted Ambrosino to obtain further clarification about his story, and while he advised that he was told by staff that homosexuality is a sin, he declined to comment about the approach of counselors in not seeking to cure him or change his lifestyle.

Another Side to the Story

Karen Swallow Prior

One of Ambrosinos former professors told Christian News Network that to her knowledge, Liberty University does not use reparative therapy as an approach.

As I understand it, this is not the form of counseling used by those at LU who counseled Brandon, stated English professor Karen Swallow Prior, who maintains a friendship with Ambrosino. Prior was the first to suggest that the student talk with a counselor on campus, and directed him to Dr. Kenneth Reeves, who Ambrosino outlined sought to help [him] to like [himself], and to find peace with the real Brandon.

When asked about her role and response in the matter, Prior explained that while she [u]ndoubtedly and repeatedly in love told Ambrosino that homosexuality is a sin, she is unsure whether a person who willfully lives a homosexual lifestyle will go to Heaven when they die.

I do not know, she replied. But I do know that I believe the words of Mark 3:28-30.

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