By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] MILAN — A West Tennessee pastor has launched an effort to show support of Union University and its president, Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver, in the wake of the university’s recent stand for Christian values. News outlets reported July 23 that Union University had rescinded an admissions offer to a graduate level nursing student after learning of the student’s sexual orientation.  The student went public on social

By Sarah Goff Union University news office JACKSON — Friends Kaitlyn Waites, Leah Crews and Sarah Middlebrook have always been in each other’s lives. They grew up in the same church, attended the same elementary, middle and high school, and this fall, all three will room together as freshmen at Union University. These three incoming freshmen are from Union City and attend Second Baptist Church. They graduated from Obion County

Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — Union University, a Christian educational institution affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, is receiving both criticism and support for holding true to its Christian convictions and values. The Jackson Sun and other media outlets reported July 23 that Union had rescinded an admissions offer to a graduate-level nursing student after learning of the student’s sexual orientation. Alex Duron told the Jackson paper he was to begin