Patrick Henry College in Loudoun County is among the country’s most conservatives centers of higher learning. The Christian college is so conservative, in fact, that its founder and chancellor recently rejected the possibility that any gay students might even attend, reports the Loudoun Times:

Gay students at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville don’t exist. They can’t exist.

So says Dr. Michael Farris, the college’s founder and chancellor.

It’s simple, really. Homosexuals can’t exist at Patrick Henry College because the students sign an honor code, Farris claimed.

“[Homosexuals] could not sign our honor code,” Farris said, adding that he considers the actions of gay men and women “sinful.”

“Part of the honor code is to be sexually pure,” he added.

Farris’ comments were spurred by the discovery of Queer at Patrick Henry College, a blog written by three students using pseudonyms. They say they launched the blog six months ago to lend support to students who might be struggling with their sexuality.

In early December, Farris took to the blog’s Facebook page to demand that they stop using the college’s name in its title, going as far as to threaten a lawsuit (albeit in a Facebook comment). A day later, and again over Facebook, he withdrew his threat.

In related news, earlier this week Catholic University denied official recognition to a gay student organization on campus.