New York Times with a story on Wheaton College professor Dr. Kent Gramm- “At College, a High Standard on Divorce”
Dr. Gramm rejects the idea that a spouse must accuse his partner of wrongdoing to be allowed to stay after a divorce. He questions why the judgment of college administrators matters more than the word of a valued, longtime employee. “God won’t fire anyone because of their marital status, politics, theology or sexual preference,†Dr. Gramm said.
“I’m accepting the policy as it applies to me because I knew it was in place and I don’t expect anyone to make any exceptions,†he said. “But in the long run I think the policy is not a good one, because in a sense it’s saying that Wheaton’s standards are higher than God’s. That’s an upside-down world.â€
HT: Tim Bayly, who also comments:
Let me get this straight: Prof. Gramm believes God will not judge adulterers, legislative defenders of the murder of unborn children, heretics, or sodomites? Try as I might, I can find no other way to read this last statement.
Let me also get this straight: Prof. Gramm has been teaching at Wheaton for over twenty years? And he’s taught in the same department as Prof. Leland Ryken?
How is it possible that a man so bold in his impiety and rebellion against Scripture has been in good standing until now? Were Prof. Ryken and President Duane Litfin shocked by these statements made by one of their tenured faculty with whom they’ve served side by side for twenty years? Or are converting to Roman Catholicism and refusing to answer questions concerning your divorce the only things that rise to the level of an impeachable offense at Wheaton, now?
On the one hand, we could be relieved Wheaton is sticking to its commitments in this matter.
On the other hand, we could be scandalized wondering how long Wheaton’s administration and Prof. Gramm’s colleagues knew of his denial of Scripture’s doctrine of sexuality (just for starters)?
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