WHEATON, Illinois — An agreement has been made between a Christian college and one of its associate professors regarding her statement that Muslims and Christians worship the same God — the professor will leave the college.
Wheaton College in Illinois released a statement Feb. 6 acknowledging that the college and associate professor of political science Larycia Hawkins “have come together and found a mutual place of resolution and reconciliation” and have reached “a confidential agreement under which they will part ways,” according to The Christian Post.
Hawkins, who taught at the school for nine years and was the school’s first black female tenured professor, was suspended after writing that Muslims and Christians “worship the same God,” in a Facebook post Dec. 10, 2015.
After Hawkins’ initial post and another referring to wearing a “hijab,” or Muslim woman’s head covering, the college released a statement about her administrative leave while reviewing the “theological implications” behind her comments.
During a press conference Feb. 10 the college and Hawkins addressed their reconciliation and her departure.
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