Northwest Nazarene professor shares views on God, loses academic freedom

[TexasTowelie]

Why does God allow evil?

How come my loved one dies of cancer, even though I pray for recovery, but others survive without faith or prayer?

Where did creation come from?

These are the kinds of tough theological questions that many people spend their lives wrestling with.

The Rev. Thomas Jay Oord wondered about these questions, too. But the answers he gave likely mean the popular theology professor at Northwest Nazarene University never works at a Nazarene university again.

Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article95597627.html

[elleng]

1. Kind of like being a Democrat in some places, eh?

[struggle4progress]

2. Politics is inescapable in almost any context -- and in the context of a church,

political struggles are often waged in theological language

[Angry Dragon]

3. it seems forgiveness does not extend to organized religion