Some thoughts on that Newsweek story on Christian colleges
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“Wherever one comes down on this issue, it is clear that evangelical colleges have every legal right to hire faculty that meet their standards on sexuality.” - Current
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Wherever one comes down on this issue, it is clear that evangelical colleges have every legal right to hire faculty that meet their standards on sexuality.” - Current
“There is a case for cursing the darkness. But it is better to light a candle, and better still to light many.” - Public Discourse
Varkey was fired in late January after some students walked out of his class when he taught that human sex was determined by one’s chromosomes instead of a chosen gender identity. - CPost
“A 37-year-old Christian theology lecturer at the Methodist-run Cliff College in England has been dismissed after he shared his views in a tweet saying, ‘homosexuality is invading the church.’” - CPost
“Palm Beach Atlantic’s provost contends that the situation is a dustup over pedagogy, not censorship of racial justice education, according to an internal email.” - RNS
“The statement, issued as ‘the official position’ of the national organization, counteracts remarks made by its Minnesota chapter’s executive director” - RNS
“more than 13,000 scholars and students in the humanities — including many Muslims — have signed an open letter of protest addressed to Hamline’s board of trustees. …. ‘one of the most egregious violations of academic freedom in recent memory’ ” - RNS
“Some conservatives want to ban the teaching of CRT. That’s not a good idea. Government shouldn’t be banning ideas ….A better solution is legalizing school choice. Let parents take our tax money to a school we choose.” - John Stossel
“In Maxon v. Fuller Theological Seminary, a federal court ruled in favor of religious liberty and in so doing enabled the school’s unique Christ-centered mission. The case involved the ability of religious institutions to set admissions standards according to their sincere beliefs.” - C.Today
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