Concerns

Claim: There is a lack of transparency at Cedarville University which needs to be addressed.

Grounds:

• The circumstances surrounding the White Papers on creation, justification, and omniscience.
• The recent, inadequately-explained dismissal of Dr. Michael Pahl.
• The recent, inadequately-explained rejection of the Theology Major.
• The untimely resignation of Dr. Carl Ruby.
• The proposed cancellation of Cedarville’s Philosophy Program.
• Cedarville’s “Identity Crisis”: The apparent incongruity between Cedarville’s vision of becoming a robustly-evangelical, Christ-centered university and the actions mentioned above.

Warrant(s):

• A Christ-centered university should be a place of consistency and justice, following the example of Christ, the Transparent One, the Light of the World, the perfect revealer of God to the world.

Requests:

• The release of as much information as is legally possible regarding the events leading up to the dismissal of Dr. Pahl.
• The delineation of a specific policy to be followed in all future faculty dismissals.
• A thorough and satisfactory explanation of the rejection of the Theology Major.
• A thorough and satisfactory explanation of the cancellation of the Philosophy Major.
• Town Hall meetings in which the administration will
  • 1.) explain the apparent incongruity between Cedarville’s vision and recent actions
  • 2.) allow concerned students to openly ask questions regarding (but not limited to):
    • Cedarville’s identity/vision,
    • the White Papers
    • Dr. Pahl’s dismissal
    • rejection of the Theology Major
    • cancellation of the Philosophy Major
    • Dr. Brown’s resignation
    • Dr. Ruby’s resignation