One day, almost 40 years ago, my doorbell rang. My friend, Jane, was at the door. I invited her in and we sat down in my living room to visit. Jane began our conversation with: "I have something to tell you. A few months ago I went to another country and had an abortion."
(RNS) — The uproar over Wheaton College's recent decision to begin termination proceedings for a tenured professor was oh-so-predictable.
When Larycia Hawkins sought to show solidarity with her Muslim neighbors by donning a hijab and declaring that Muslims and Christians "worship the same God," the college sought clarification and then placed her on administrative leave while it investigated whether her theology was out of step with the school's statement of faith.
