Wheaton College says it is taking steps to fire Dr. Hawkins for her views on Islam

Christian university outside Chicago, says it is taking steps to fire Dr.Larycia Hawkins

 

A political science professor is being fired after she wrote a Facebook post saying that Muslims and Christians worship the same God.

Wheaton Collegian evangelical Christian university outside Chicago, says it is taking steps to fire Dr.Larycia Hawkins, who wrote on social media sites on December 10 that she was donning the hijab headscarf during the period of advent before Christmas as a sign of solidarity with Muslims.

Hawkins was placed on administrative leave after the comment drew criticism, and on Tuesday the school said in a statement Wheaton’s principal had delivered a notice to President Philip Ryken recommending her employment be terminated.

On her website, Hawkins said she received an emailed notification on January 4 that her employment was up for review and she planned to address the issue at a Chicago-area church on Wednesday.