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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The following press release is written by Gregg Cunningham, Executive Director of The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform. The story regards recent Biola University Nursing Graduate, Diana Jimenez who boldly exposed the reality of abortion to her peers so as to change hearts, change minds, and save lives. This video records how she was treated in her boldness:
As if this turn of events wasn’t preposterous enough and a horrible reflection on the leadership at Biola University, Diana Jimenez was recently informed by the director of the nursing program at Biola, Susan Elliott that none of her professors will be able to write her recommendation letters for nursing school and / or medical school as a consequence for her actions. Consequence for her actions? Her actions were exposing the deeds of darkness (Ephesians 5:11) and speaking truth to her university. The Guttmacher Institute reports that 20% of all abortions are performed on “born-again” or Evangelical Christians, which means there are a significant amount of Christian women at Biola who are aborting their babies who wouldn’t if they saw what abortion does to an unborn child.
Furthermore, Diana Jimenez informed me that during her meeting with Susan Elliott, Elliott “prayed” for her that she would see the error in her ways and repent. This sort of passive-aggressive, manipulative action is uncalled for in the body of Christ, especially when dealing with the butchering of unborn babies. Imagine if a pastor offered to pray for Dietrich Bonhoeffer or William Wilberforce to stop upsetting their neighbors and that they would see the error in their “exposing evil” tactics. This should make us sick. Biola University is a wonderful institution who is raising up leaders to engage culture with the gospel of Jesus Christ, but apparently, they are not interested in raising up pro-life leaders who will boldly expose the horrors of the greatest injustice of our time. Their treatment of Diana confirms this. The following is Gregg Cunningham’s thoughts on this most recent turn of events:
Diana Jimenez informed CBR this evening that Susan Elliott, Director of Biola University’s Nursing Department, has ordered Biola’s nursing faculty to refuse Ms. Jimenez’s requests for letters of reference as she applies for nursing positions at hospitals and clinics. In a face-to-face meeting, Ms. Jimenez explained to Dr. Elliott that this decision could make it impossible for her to find employment as a nurse. Dr. Elliott reportedly replied that Ms. Jiminez “should have thought of that” before she broke the rule forbidding the display of abortion photos on campus. Dr. Elliott told Diana that her defiance of Biola’s regulations regarding abortion photos “grieved her heart,” but volunteered that she might be willing to reconsider her decision in one year, contingent upon Ms. Jimenez’s rehabilitation, by which she assumedly meant Ms. Jimenez’s willingness to abandon any and all future abortion photo displays.
Ms. Jimenez also told us that when Biola President Barry Corry handed her the diploma which his Police Chief had threatened (on video) to withhold for displaying abortion photos, he smiled and told her “You will be a fine nurse.” If Dr. Elliott has her way, Ms. Jimenez might be no nurse at all.
Biola has the legal authority to promulgate regulations which create a climate of ignorance that is conducive to the killing of unborn children. Biola also has a legal right to enforce those regulations in cruel and vindictive ways. But by what scriptural authority does Biola help Planned Parenthood conceal the inhumanity of abortion? By what scriptural authority does Biola persecute students who expose the lies which Planned Parenthood’s is telling the Biola students whose pregnancies it aborts? Students may be legally obligated to comply with a regulation which promotes evil, but aren’t they spiritually obligated to defy rules which increase the likelihood that unborn children will be tortured to death?
If a child fell into Biola’s swimming pool and a student in street clothes tried to jump in and save him/her, Barry Corey would have the legal authority to intercept that rescuer and warn that pool regulations prohibit any entry into the water dressed in other than approved swimming attire. If the rescuer persisted, Dr. Corey has the legal authority to declare him/her a trespasser and threaten to withhold his/her diploma, suspend him/her, expel him/her, sabotage his/her employment prospects, or even arrest him/her. But would he have the spiritual authority to order that the child be left to drown? Would the rescuer be accountable to God or Dr. Corey in this case? If Jesus cares more about obeying rules than saving lies, why did He repeatedly enrage hard-hearted Pharisees by healing on the Sabbath?
The YouTube video posted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tILmCEUzio is drawing comments left by parents saying they will now no longer consider Biola as a potential school at which to enroll their children. That is sad, but perhaps Biola “should have thought about that” before sweeping abortion under the rug and bullying students who try to drag it back out. Historically, successful social reform is always about the public display of shocking pictures. In fact, no great injustice has ever been reformed by covering it up. Abortion isn’t being reformed, precisely because Biola and most of the rest of the Body of Christ is making it invisible, and therefore, tolerable.
A stinging rebuke to be sure, but perhaps a needed one. How much longer will the body of Christ continue to hide and cover the horror of abortion? Biola’s treatment of this sweet-hearted, passionate student must be exposed and I implore Biola University to write up a public apology to Diana Jimenez for their disgusting treatment. To all of those affiliated with Biola University: I love this college; in fact, I plan to attend graduate school at Biola. You are all doing such amazing work for the Kingdom, but this series of events is nothing short of spiritual warfare and I will be praying along with many others that those of you in leadership who were involved in this event will see the error in your ways and come to repentance. It is not Diana who needs your prayers to see the error in her ways, it is you who need Diana’s prayers to see how Satan is blinding you to the extent that you turn against Diana, rather than fight with her and for her.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
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This is horrible! Thank you Seth for exposing it. Is there a link you can give me that I can go to to voice my displeasure with this situation?
Keep at it Seth. Slowly, the voiceless are being heard, through people like you!
Tina
Hey Tina. You can write and call Biola expressing your grief and that you will be sharing this story with others
Tina,
I attended graduate school at Biola for 5 years and I have the utmost respect for the administration there. I believe they are wise, gracious and loving people who stand boldly for the cause of Christ in our culture.
Please see my comments on Seth’s article below.
will you also now post the recanting of the decision, and the apology made by the Biola for this action? The actions of a few should not bring judgment on the whole…
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/biola-apologizes-for-actions-against-pro-life-student-endorses-use-of-graph
Hi Seth, I’d like to write Biola too. This is really sad.
Liz,
I attended graduate school at Biola for 5 years and I have the utmost respect for the administration there. I believe they are wise, gracious and loving people who stand boldly for the cause of Christ in our culture.
Please see my comments on Seth’s article below.
I stand behind the administration at Biola. I don’t think they are in any danger of compromising in the cause of Christ or on the sanctity of life issue. People who are commenting on this would benefit by taking the time educate themselves on the whole story and to read the responses from Bioa’s side. I can’t speak for them but it is my understanding that the Cause of Christ is even greater in their view than what has become the battle over abortion. When we win in being good examples for Christ in this culture THEN we will win hearts on valuing the unborn. Parading about bloody posters rarely gets that done. They acknowledged that the images could could be useful, educational materials and they gave Ms. Jimenez avenues in which to use them. They just put a restriction on parading the posters around campus and I believe they were wise to do so. I believe both Ms. Jimenez and Mr. Gruber have been short sighted in their actions and I believe the administration wisely has the bigger picture in mind.
I may be wrong but it’s hard for me to picture Jesus cheering on Ms. Jimenez and she stands, holding up her graphic posters. Rather….I think it’s the young women who go weekly to the pregnancy care clinics to provide help on the phones, cleaning, supporting in any way they can as well as bringing baby clothes, diapers, bottles and sitting and encouraging young mothers-to-be at the start of what might be considered a “crisis pregnancy” who are being more effective in winning hearts and saving lives. We’re called to be salt and light and to love our neighbor. Ms. Jimenez seems more like a bull horn and a slap in the face. Is that really how she thinks we will draw the world to Christ!?!? The actions of those who work tirelessly at the clinics seems more effective and Christ-like to me. They are truly bring a cool cup of water to those in need. I know there are people who will disagree with me and that’s ok…. I respect the administration at Biola. Seth…Your uncle, Steve Moline, and I will be getting together to talk about this further. Please feel free to ask him about it…….
Hey Kim,
If I understand you correctly, you have drawn a distinction between what you believe Jesus would want and act and the apparent irreconcilability of Diana’s actions. Correct? If so, would you be able to elaborate and explain why you believe that is so and what led you to believe that is so? I want to make sure I understand you well.
Hey Seth, I’d encourage you to read two posts on this issue:
– https://michaelwaustin.blogspot.com/2013/06/biola-university-abortion-and.html
– https://murrayvasser.blogspot.com/2013/06/biola-is-pro-life.html
Austin makes a very important distinction that Cunningham and you fail to make here. There is difference between someone’s view of abortion and the methods used to communicate and promote that view. You have conflated them here and I think that’s unfair to Biola’s position. Clearly Biola is with us on the pro-life view, even if they they take a different methodological approach.
Hey Brett. Thanks for posting those articles. I read them. 🙂 Hopefully we can talk more at length when we get together this Summer. An amazing turn of events just happened. Check this out: https://sethgruber.com/2013/06/13/biola-university-baby-is-saved-because-student-disobeyed-the-authorities/
I adamantly believe JESUS would have done “no different” than Diana Jimenez did in BRINGING TO LIGHT and exposing the darkness of the evil and HORRIFIC REALITY of abortion. (The killing/murdering of an unborn child.) Particularly, because the Lord KNOWS that there are, and have been, and will be students at Biola having abortions. (As proven by the student who, thankfully, had a change of heart about aborting her “unplanned” child upon seeing the graphic photos Diana had on Biola’s campus.)
The Lord, too, desires that the TRUTH be known in every conceivable way of what a precious tiny “human being,” (His own creation), experiences in the hands of an abortionist.
Furthermore, I believe He was standing right beside this young nursing student strengthening and encouraging her as she was faced potentially with arrest for acting upon her deepest, “godly,” convictions. And, in fact, suffering for righteousness sake as she chose to obey God rather than the rules/laws of “man” or an institution.
We must not forget that Jesus is very present when each and every BABY’S bodily parts are brutally cut and torn apart. He sees it all. He FEELS the pain they are experiencing and HEARS their cries. Thus, He grieves and HATES abortion as should we.
The punishment Diana was threaten with is BEYOND unreasonable and borders on vindictive. She was, after all, NOT doing anything immoral nor unChrist-like. Instead, she was acting out of a pure heart and obedience to the Holy Spirit working in and through her life.
Stop and consider. We Christians hear all the time that Jesus would have left the glory of heaven to die an unimaginable death on the cross to save even ONE sinner. I’m here to say that He used Diana Jimenez to save the life of ONE Biola student’s “unborn child,” and we should rejoice and praise God for that. Now this is putting this incident in a correct and godly perspective. Diana was a courageous instrument for righteousness in God’s very hands. YOU ARE A GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, DIANA…..