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Christian College Professor Who Wore a Hijab Placed on Administrative Leave For Comments Posted Online
December 19, 2015
A political science professor at Wheaton college, Larycia Hawkins, has been placed on administrative leave from the Christian college. Ms. Hawkins decided to make a bold statement by wearing a hijab (traditional head covering worn by women of the Muslim faith) to the college as a sign of solidarity. But this is not the cause of the disciplinary action that was taken by the college. According to Wheaton college, Ms. Hawkins was placed on leave due to her comments posted on Facebook stating that Christians and Muslims serve the same God.
The statement has sparked debate throughout the college campus with some students standing in support of Ms. Hawkins and others standing in support of the college's decision to take disciplinary action. The decision to wear a hijab in support of the Muslim community may be questionable. But to suggest that the God we serve as Christians is the same god of the Muslims is a rather enraging and false statement.
Wheaton college released a statement that reads in part, "“As they participate in various causes, it is essential that faculty and staff engage in and speak about public issues in ways that faithfully represent the college’s evangelical Statement of Faith.” Many Christian students at Wheaton feel that it is necessary to speak out against such a false statement as they do not want to be associated with the god of the Muslim faith.
How do you feel about this story? Do you, as a Christian, feel that we share the same God as the Muslims? Click here for 5 Reasons Christians and Muslims Do NOT Serve the Same God.
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