The Faculty Council of Wheaton College has unanimously agreed to ask the administration not to terminate a professor who says that Christians and Muslims worship the same God (“Wheaton College Faculty Council,” ChristianNets.net, Jan. 22, 2016). In December 2015, Larycia Hawkins, associate professor of political science, wore a hijab to express solidarity with Muslims and to fight “Islamophobia,” saying on her Facebook page that she agrees with Pope Francis’ statement that “we worship the same God.” She was placed on administrative leave and eventually given a notification of termination. Throughout the process, Hawkins has tried to make the issue one of whether or not she can wear a headscarf and whether or not she can show love to Muslims, but the administration had stated that the issue is her beliefs. Islam plainly, emphatically, and very brashly teaches that Allah is not a Trinity, that Allah has no Son, and that Jesus did not die for man’s sins or rise from the dead. (See The Bible and Islam, available at the Way of Life web site in print and free eBook editions, www.wayoflife.org.) (Friday Church News Notes, January 29, 2016, www.wayoflife.org, [email protected], 866-295-4143) |
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