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Liberty U. removing Ergun Caner as seminary dean over contradictory statements

June 30th, 2010

LYNCHBURG — At an evangelical institution such as Liberty University, personal testimonies are a kind of sacred currency; how Jesus saved you from damnation often defines you as a person. Nobody had a story quite as dramatic as that of Ergun Caner, dean of Liberty’s seminary

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Muslim-turned-preacher outas Baptist school dean

June 26th, 2010

A Baptist minister who toured the country to talk about his conversion from Islam to Christianity is no longer the dean of Liberty University’s theological seminary following allegations he fabricated or embellished…

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Skeptics challenge life stories offered by high-profile Muslim converts to Christianity

June 26th, 2010

Liberty University is expected to release a report next week on whether Ergun Caner, president of the school’s Baptist Theological Seminary, fabricated or exaggerated his account of being a former Muslim extremist rescued by Jesus. Religious conversion – Islam – Christianity – Religion and Spirituality – Social Aspects

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Muslim-turned-preacher out as Liberty’s seminary dean; discrepancies about past led to inquiry

June 26th, 2010

A Baptist minister who toured the country to talk about his conversion from Islam to Christianity is no longer the dean of Liberty University’s theological seminary following allegations he fabr…

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Christian leader faces questions about Muslim past

May 17th, 2010

The Southern Baptist minister who leads Liberty University’s seminary made a career as a go-to authority on Islam for the evangelical world, selling thousands of books and touring the country as a former Muslim who discovered Jesus Christ.

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Christian leader faces questions about Muslim past