The BNTS Code of Conduct was adopted by the BNTS committee in November 2019, and is available below or by download here.
British New Testament Society Code of Conduct
The British New Testament Society (BNTS) is committed to making our
conferences accessible and productive for everyone, regardless of factors such
as religious affiliation or lack of it, age, disability, race, gender, sexual orientation, or
relationship/parental status (including pregnancy and
maternity). The BNTS will not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.
- It is an
expectation that all BNTS members will act appropriately for a professional
audience which includes people of many different backgrounds. The ethos of the
Society is to conduct all conversation, debate, and critical discussion in a
respectful manner.
- Harassment
and sexist, racist, or exclusionary comments or jokes are not appropriate,
whether in personal interactions or online activity. Harassment includes prolonged
and hostile public criticism, inappropriate physical contact, sexual attention
or innuendo, deliberate intimidation, stalking, and unwanted photography or
recording of an individual. It also includes offensive comments related to
gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race,
or religion.
Participants asked to desist from any inappropriate behaviour are
expected to comply immediately. An attendee who persists in violating these principles
may be asked to leave the event at the sole discretion of the BNTS committee and
without a refund.
Any participant who wishes to report a potential violation of this
policy or to seek support is asked to speak, in confidence, to Michelle
Fletcher or to any member of the BNTS committee.
