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Nothing New at Wheaton College (IL)

The other day a friend of mine posted on social media about all that’s happening at Wheaton College in IL . If you haven’t heard by now, it’s about the supposed conflation of Islam and Christianity by a tenured professor seeking solidarity with Muslims . Although I’m disappointed with the college's response, I’m hardly surprised considering how the institution has gotten into hot water about birth control and having fired a professor who converted to the Catholic faith . Add to it is their football team dressed up in KKK robes for a skit and a LGBT student leader who was attacked with an apple . So, frankly, even as Wheaton College has attempted to address the issues of racism, it is hardly the place for acceptance, understanding or empathy when it comes to diversity of any kind (except to evangelize them into the Kingdom of God through Jesus Christ). On the same posting, I wrote about how I, as an alum of the graduate school, decided over a year ago to remove myself from th