{"id":9033,"date":"2024-01-12T09:42:49","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T14:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=9033"},"modified":"2024-01-12T09:42:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T14:42:49","slug":"christian-professor-allegedly-fired-for-defending-biblical-truth-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2024\/01\/christian-professor-allegedly-fired-for-defending-biblical-truth-speaks-out.html","title":{"rendered":"Christian Professor Allegedly Fired For Defending Biblical Truth Speaks Out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A theology lecturer in the U.K. who was allegedly fired from his job at a Christian college over a tweet about biblical sexuality is suing to raise awareness and stop similar instances from happening.<\/p>\n

Dr. Aaron Edwards was removed from Cliff College in Derbyshire, England, last March after he sent a tweet defending traditional marriage<\/a>, something he said was sparked by what he sees as a retreating church compromised of pastors and leaders unwilling to preach on homosexuality and other related issues. The tweet said, \u201cHomosexuality is invading the church. Evangelicals no longer see the severity of this because they\u2019re busy apologizing for their apparently barbaric homophobia, whether or not it\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n

Edwards recently told CBN Digital, \u201cThis is a Gospel issue, by the way. For if sin is no longer sin, we no longer need a savior.\u2019 So, from my point of view, I was making a point about evangelical cowardice at not standing up to what\u2019s quite obviously happening [amid] secular incursion and invasion into the church.\u201d Reaction to the tweet was intense, purportedly leading to his eventual punishment and firing. Now, Edwards, a man who taught theology and said he found himself in the crosshairs for defending it, is on a mission to seek justice, suing over his firing.<\/p>\n