Multiple school districts cut ties with popular Vancouver Island Christian summer camp over 'homophobic language' in staff contract
CTV
Three school districts have cut ties with Camp Qwanoes, a popular Christian summer camp in Crofton on Vancouver Island over its views on homosexuality.
Three school districts have cut ties with Camp Qwanoes, a popular Christian summer camp in Crofton on Vancouver Island over its views on homosexuality.
The Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo-Ladysmith and Sooke school districts made the decision to sever ties this summer after 16-year-old Ryland Racicot, who was offered a job there, spoke out against the camp's staff agreement.
"I was very disappointed, and frankly, I was quite shocked," he told CTV News.
"It was a dream for so long. For like five to six years, I come here every summer and think, 'Wow! I can’t wait till I’m old enough and I get to do this.' And then just read the fine print of the staff agreement and it’s just shocking and so disappointing," he continued.
He said according to the contract, staff are expected to "refrain from practices which are condemned by God in the Bible," including "homosexual behaviour."
So Racicot rejected the job offer and spoke out against it.
"On their website, it says come as you are and I think that that’s almost like hurtful to read because it’s not true, because I have physically as myself, and I am not allowed to go," he said.
