SOUTH CAROLINA
The State
BY AMY BURNS
Greenville News
May 10, 2014
Incoming Bob Jones University president Steve Pettit said he plans to continue the school’s long tradition of cultural conservatism while also balancing the demands of a modern society.
“That’s what Bob Jones University desires. I don’t think they would have asked me to come if they didn’t want that,” he said, speaking at a press conference one day after being announced as the university’s new president.
“Bob Jones University has a long-standing tradition of being culturally a very conservative Christian institution. And that’s what I am,” he said. “We just want to implement that in the day and age in which we’re living.” …
In his board role, Pettit said he voted for the investigation into handling of past sexual abuse allegations being conducted by GRACE, or Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment. A final report on the yearlong study is expected soon.
“We will do everything that is right and appropriate to really serve people who have suffered and to change the things within our culture as they come,” Pettit said.
He emphasized “honesty and total transparency” in addressing the situation, which has raised some eyebrows over the school’s having terminated and then reinstated its contract with GRACE earlier this year.
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