{"id":341,"date":"2007-08-13T20:00:28","date_gmt":"2007-08-13T20:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jazztheologian\/2007\/08\/colorado-christ.html"},"modified":"2007-08-13T20:00:28","modified_gmt":"2007-08-13T20:00:28","slug":"colorado-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2007\/08\/colorado-christ.html","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Christian University Fires Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a previous post we discussed what it means to be a Practicing Christian (click here).<\/a>  What are the practices of a practicing Christian?  Or "How would you finish the following sentence:  A practicing Christian…<\/p>\n

The difficulty with the concept, and a major speed bump in developing a jazz theology, is that there are so many different answers.<\/p>\n

Here’s a case study…<\/p>\n

My alma mater, Colorado Christian University, recently fired a professor.  Click here<\/a> to read the article in the Rocky Mountain News.  I’d love to know what you think of the issue and specifically, your take on CCU President, and former Senator, William Armstrong’s list of "Strategic Objectives" or (practicing principles)…<\/p>\n

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Among the school’s "strategic objectives," adopted last year, is to "impact our culture in support of traditional family values, sanctity of life, compassion for the poor, biblical view of human nature, limited government, personal freedom, free markets, natural law, original intent of the Constitution and Western civilization." <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Is there anything on that list that seems odd to you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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