RE: Pastor "tries on" atheism for a year, is promptly fired by his Christian...
January 7, 2014 at 3:50 am
First off I actually truly applaud this guy. But he should have expected that he was going to be let go, and he really should have taken a leave of absence prior to this anyways. I did my little 5 minute research beforehand and the Fuller Theological Seminary is pretty much 75% Christian-related majors. Azusa on the other hand has a lot less of those Christian majors, but Christianity permeates the entire website. From their Physics Major page:
These are both evangelical schools and I don't find it surprising or wrong that they fired him. Just because I've got the vegan thread on my mind, this situation would be like having an employee of PETA saying they were going to try eating animal meat for a year and then expecting that PETA would continue to keep them on the payroll. In fact, he should have found another source of income and left both jobs beforehand if he is going to truly immerse himself in life as an atheist. If he continued working for both schools he would have to choose between reverting back to his Christian beliefs to teach his classes or not teach the Christian values his employers expect. With the first he would be breaking his immersion into atheism, and with the latter he would not be fulfilling the duties expected of him. And seriously, what atheist would be teaching at evangelical schools?
If he continues with this journey of his and abstains from religious ceremonies I'll give him mad props. After all isn't this what we have been telling Christians to do for forever? To think outside the context of their Bible. And now we finally got one to do it. I think atheists should be completely welcoming to this guy, I may even give some money to him. This also reminds me of the anti-gay Christian that lived like a gay man for a year.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/cross-close...d=17443219
I really do applaud these people that at least try to put themselves in another person's shoes.
Quote:Throughout the degree, students explore the intersection of their Christian faith with the study of physics and the moral and ethical implications of controversial applications of science and technology.http://www.apu.edu/clas/mathphysics/physics/
These are both evangelical schools and I don't find it surprising or wrong that they fired him. Just because I've got the vegan thread on my mind, this situation would be like having an employee of PETA saying they were going to try eating animal meat for a year and then expecting that PETA would continue to keep them on the payroll. In fact, he should have found another source of income and left both jobs beforehand if he is going to truly immerse himself in life as an atheist. If he continued working for both schools he would have to choose between reverting back to his Christian beliefs to teach his classes or not teach the Christian values his employers expect. With the first he would be breaking his immersion into atheism, and with the latter he would not be fulfilling the duties expected of him. And seriously, what atheist would be teaching at evangelical schools?
If he continues with this journey of his and abstains from religious ceremonies I'll give him mad props. After all isn't this what we have been telling Christians to do for forever? To think outside the context of their Bible. And now we finally got one to do it. I think atheists should be completely welcoming to this guy, I may even give some money to him. This also reminds me of the anti-gay Christian that lived like a gay man for a year.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/cross-close...d=17443219
I really do applaud these people that at least try to put themselves in another person's shoes.
