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Stephanie H's avatar

Just finished watching the video. What a beautiful heart Professor Sam has, and what a tragedy that fear has taken him from his students. I have been thinking that the passage from Timothy should be updated to say that the love of power is the root of all kinds of evil. I truly believe this hard right turn by so many churches, universities, and others has more to do with power than money. They seem to believe that with enough power they can force people to their view of God. The problem is their god is so small and cruel and fearful and mean-spirited that not only do people want nothing to do with him, they are running as fast as they can in the opposite direction.

I lost my church community by challenging the pastor about his flippant cruelty towards transgender people. I mourned for a long time.

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Beverly Faro's avatar

This was a powerful interview! Thank you for shining light on the situation with this institution and Professor Sam. We as a community of people who see the image of God in all people and seek to model our lives on the life and teachings of Jesus cannot afford to allow this kind of tragedy in service of toxic political posturing and culture wars. I hope it is a wake-up call for anyone who believes in liberal arts education and excellent teaching in a Christian context.

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