BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Last week we brought you the story of the young man who was turned away from being a counselor by the Christian-based Fircreek Day Camp because he is gay.
Jace Taylor says he felt betrayed by people he knew well after attending the camp for years as a youngster.
The camp’s executive director Tom Beaumont says he and his staff stand behind their position that employees of the camp and its parent company, The Firs, live by a number of standards including those dictated by their interpretation of the Bible.
That, for them, includes a person’s sexuality.
Beaumont says they have a cautious screening process and would disqualify someone over other issues, such as if the person were an atheist, but campers or their families are not held to the same Biblical standards.
He insists their concern is not about Jace’s or another person’s conduct with campers.
He says they have been in touch with some of Jace’s family members but not Jace himself, though he expects that to happen.
Some families canceled attendance to the camp over the controversy.