Political Science Teacher Equates Islam and Christianity
Franklin Graham, son of Evangelist Billy Graham, has weighed in and forcefully recommended that the school move forward with the dismissal of Hawkins, indicating that her misunderstanding of the clear differences between Chrisianity and Islam are “no minor issue.” But many today will make the mistake of wanting to “get along” with everyone and will deny the serious distinction between the two belief systems.
The fundamental issue for Graham is the theological question of the nature of God and therefore the mission of the college.
“Islam denies that God has a Son,” Graham wrote. “They deny that Jesus is God. They do not believe in a Triune God–the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I can tell you–Islam and Christianity clearly do not worship the same God.”
The Wheaton College website, which identifies the school as “explicitly Christian,” includes a statement of faith that unequivocally lays out its Christian beliefs.
“WE BELIEVE in one sovereign God, eternally existing in three persons: the everlasting Father, His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, and the Holy Spirit, the giver of life; and we believe that God created the Heavens and the earth out of nothing by His spoken word, and for His own glory,” it reads.
In her defense, Hawkins wrote: “I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a Christian, are people of the book,” though it is unclear which “book” she was referring to, since the portrayal of God in the Christian Bible differs on a number of essential points from that offered in the Qur’an. Being people of a book could just as well apply to Maoists following the “little red book.”
While Christians, Jews, and Muslims all claim to worship “the God of Abraham,” the understanding that each has of God is not theologically identical. While all monotheists intend to worship the one God, their beliefs concerning who God is vary considerably–and sometimes in essential points, as Graham pointed out.
More to the point, a cursory review of Islamic theology would tell Hawkins that Islam absolutely rejects the idea that Christianity worships the same God, and there are Islamic fundamentalist groups murdering Christians today, or demanding that they convert in order to avoid a death sentence.
No doubt Ms. Hawkins wishes that she could wave a magic wand and make the theological differences disappear so that we could all just get along. That is not her prerogative, nor is it that of Wheaton College. Declaring yourself a Christian suggests you should stand for something, and those precepts should not bend with the winds of political correctness or societal evolution if they are truly from God.
Source: breitbart.com
So true.
The only god Graham worships is the almighty dollar.
Really, Mike? How did you form this opinion? Do you have any facts to back up your statement?
You are truly misguided in your statement and obviously have no knowledge of BGEA!
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hE IS SPEAKING THE 100% TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whether you want to believe it we,are at war with radical islam. We need to roundup every Muslim refugee / terrorist in the United States and put them in camps in the desert to await deportation in the future. This would include Obama and his minions also Liberals that are wrong if you take into account 911 the attacks on our embassies and the bombing of the,USS Cole and Libya.
FDR DID IT IN 1942 WITH THE JAPANESE AND THE SUPREME COURT RULED IT WAS CONSTITUTIONAL IN 1944 ( KOREMATSU VS THE UNITED STATES ) BY A VOTE OF 6 TO 3.
While this seems drastic the security of our country should be first not second. As you know Congress just funded the resettlement of 300000 more refugee/terrorists to enter our country. This was courtesy of the RINO’S IN CONGRESS .
The incident of 12/2/15 is,a clear indication of our government’s inability to properly vet them. A failure to check the,female radical that committed 14 murders and 22 injured. The vetting is a joke if it is not verified. They also deceive us and think that is okay. Qur’an 2:225, 3: 54 , 9:3, 16:10, 40:28.
It has also been reported that up to 9500 immigrants that have a known tie to terrorism can’t be found by the government. They revoked thier visas and let them go rather than deport them. This is your government at work on the vetting of Islamic immigrants. And the person in charge didn’t know when asked in a hearing on capital hill.
What scares me the most is our out of control administration we have. ISIS is training children some as young as three and women to kill. If this isn’t a wake-up call I don’t know what is. To those who disagree I say tough$#%&!@* You can post all you want and include the number of refugee / terrorists you would be willing to host if you,aren’t afraid.
Mr. Graham tells the truth again as always!
Apart from religiously sanctioned murder, rape, systematic child sexual abuse, FGM, abusing the rights of women, killing homosexuals, forced religious conversion and an absolute superiority complex, Islam is a “Religion of peace.”
Islam is a totaltarian government shrouded in religious doctrine, created by muhammad to justify his lust for the jewish posterity and wealth and to justify his sick perverted urges towards children and animals.
Islam is a disease of the world and needs to be eradicated from the world PERIOD