InterVarsity’s Urbana Student Missions Conference is being criticized for denying a pro-life student group from participating in the conference as an exhibitor.
An email from Urbana’s exhibits manager thanked Students for Life for
applying to be part of the conference, but denied their application
because “Students for Life does not align with Urbana's exhibitor
criteria. One of our key criteria for exhibitors is to have advancing
God's global mission as the vision and purpose of their organization.”
According to the Gospel Coalition, Students for Life is the nation’s
largest pro-life organization with a dedication to youth ministry.
“I think God would agree, this is part of his global mission,” Joe Carter, of the Gospel Coalition, writes.
Said Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America:
“[InterVarsity's Urbana Student Missions Conference] didn't let the
nation's largest youth pro-life organization exhibit to 16,000 students
this week because they decided that advancing the pro-life message and
trying to change the culture to make abortion unthinkable isn't
something our Lord and Creator would like.”
InterVarsity Vice President Greg Jao said Students for Life wasn’t
allowed to exhibit because the group did not meet four of the seven
criteria required for exhibitors.
Students for Life cannot affirm InterVarsity’s Doctrinal Basis, does
not belong to an accrediting body and does not offer cross-cultural
missions work.
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