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Guest Blog: Student Protest Rights – 100 Years of Resistance at Christian Colleges
By Elissa Branum In 2025, student protest rights are in jeopardy. Given the crackdowns at state and secular institutions, students at...
Jan 9


The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's dismissal of the Plaintiffs' claims in the Hunter v. Department of Education lawsuit.
Now more than ever we need your support! Quietly, on the eve of the Labor Day weekend, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rolled down its...
Sep 5, 2024


Opening Brief Filed in Appeal of Hunter, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Education, et al.
No. 23-35174 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ELIZABETH HUNTER, et al, Plaintiff-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES...
Aug 29, 2023


Statement on Affirmative Action Ruling
REAP protects LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC students at private, religious colleges, which are traditionally predominately white institutions with a...
Jun 29, 2023


Morning Rush Interviews Paul Southwick
Nov 30, 2022 The Morning Rush interviews Paul Southwick, Executive Director of The Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP), to...
Nov 30, 2022


Some Religious Beliefs Kill: A Response to the Club Q Attack
Some Religious Beliefs Kill - A Response to the Club Q Attack
Nov 22, 2022


ORU LGBTQ+ Inclusion Petition Passes 10,500
by Josiah Robinson Petition calling for more LGBTQ+ inclusive policies at Oral Roberts University surpasses 10,500 signatures - and it’s...
Jul 26, 2022


Celebrate PRIDE: Empower LGBTQ+ Students
Hi Friends! As Pride Month kicks off, we are at a critical moment for continuing REAP’s lifechanging and groundbreaking work. Will you...
Jun 1, 2022


New Politico Article features REAP Plaintiff
We’re excited to share Politico’s latest “Friday Read” featuring REAP class-action plaintiff Andrew Hartzler’s experience with Oral...
May 20, 2022

REAP Supports Seattle Pacific University Students
My name is Laur Lugos, and I’m a student at Seattle Pacific University, which is one of the 200+ religiously affiliated colleges that...
Dec 30, 2021


REAP Welcomes New Plaintiffs
Imagine being told that the only way you can receive your diploma is by divorcing your wife because school administrators found out you...
Dec 8, 2021

A Cavern of Need for LGBTQ+ Students
A message from REAP founder and executive director Paul Southwick: The work that we’ve been doing this year at the Religious Exemption...
Dec 3, 2021


Attorneys General from 18 States & DC File an Amicus Brief
Today, the Attorneys General from 18 states and the District of Columbia filed an Amicus Brief in the Religious Exemption Accountability...
Nov 1, 2021


LGBTQ+ Discrimination at Fresno Pacific University
This week the Religious Exemption Accountability Project's Erin Green, Campus and Alumni Organizer and M.Div., released a statement in...
Oct 28, 2021


Clergy Urge Fresno Pacific University to Recognize LGBTQ+ Student Club
This past weekend, students at Fresno Pacific University on Friday met with the Board of Trustees at the university, demanding that FPU...
Oct 25, 2021
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