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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts)
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 05:30 PM Feb 2016

Professor who wore headscarf to leave Christian college

Source: Associated Press

Professor who wore headscarf to leave Christian college

Updated 12:25 pm, Sunday, February 7, 2016

CHICAGO (AP) — A professor of a Christian college who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God will leave her post, the school near Chicago announced.

In a statement posted on Wheaton College's website, the school and Larycia Hawkins said they "have reached a confidential agreement under which they will part ways." The statement didn't go into details.

The college had placed Hawkins, a Christian and an associate professor of political science, on leave in December after she posted her views on Facebook. Hawkins also began wearing a hijab, the headscarf worn by some Muslim women, to counter what she called "vitriolic" rhetoric against Muslims.

Shortly afterward, the college began efforts to dismiss her despite objections by some faculty members.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/education/article/Professor-who-wore-headscarf-to-leave-Christian-6813611.php

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Professor who wore headscarf to leave Christian college (Original Post) Judi Lynn Feb 2016 OP
Religion and its nonsense. valerief Feb 2016 #1
weird Mosby Feb 2016 #2
That's certainly what I've always heard too. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #3
Same monotheistic roots..... paleotn Feb 2016 #6
Which Christian TeddyR Feb 2016 #8
Today? Not sure. crim son Feb 2016 #11
Those running religious institutions are often ManiacJoe Feb 2016 #9
how could you test that hypothesis? 6chars Feb 2016 #13
The good news is that Hawkins will end up someplace better caraher Feb 2016 #4
Hijab=wimple uppityperson Feb 2016 #5
Wishing the best of luck and the brightest future for Professor Hawkins Jack Rabbit Feb 2016 #7
Sure hope generous severance was part of this deal n/t catrose Feb 2016 #10
Not surprised. This college is fundy-ville central and she agreed to their terms Arazi Feb 2016 #12
You Bet ProfessorGAC Feb 2016 #14

paleotn

(17,930 posts)
6. Same monotheistic roots.....
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 06:20 PM
Feb 2016

among those speaking Semitic languages. All have a habit of trashing splinter groups and considering them not REAL Christians, Muslims or Jews. All follow a very black and white, our way or the highway mentality. Sad really since they have so much in common.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
7. Wishing the best of luck and the brightest future for Professor Hawkins
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 06:36 PM
Feb 2016

I'm sure she'll find a new position in no time.

Arazi

(6,829 posts)
12. Not surprised. This college is fundy-ville central and she agreed to their terms
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 09:35 PM
Feb 2016

when she signed their contract to teach there.

Her words are literally heresy for evangelicals. There was no way to reconcile (theologically) what she said v what this college teaches.

It's a private college and can be as crazy as it wants. There are thousands of students clamoring to get in which is why it's known as the "Harvard" of the evangelical colleges - very selective with a student population that's remarkably compliant with their crazy fundy rules ( no hand holding or PDA, no movies or card games etc)

ProfessorGAC

(65,061 posts)
14. You Bet
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 09:59 AM
Feb 2016

I was in undergrad in the mid 70's and people used to ridicule that school for that backward ways. And, i went to a college run by catholics, but there were zero requirements regarding religion even at the academic level.

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