Curses

The anti-University crowd is on fire after the decision rendered by the trustees yesterday; all common sense and honesty has been virtually lost among those who continue to attack the school. This is evident by judging some of the public statements made by many of them, from hoping that the University will go bankrupt, to outright lying about what the trustees decided.

One anonymous individual posting on Dayton Daily News' website wrote regarding the decisions of the trustees:

No answers, just fluff, promises and assurance of no drift. Nothing on the “certainty v assurance” debate, nothing that answers the content of Milliman’s secret statements, no comment on the attendance drop and the alumni donor plunge. What a controlled environment, that school is falling to pieces.

This was said despite the trustees specifically mentioning that they did not meet to discuss theology or theological matters. The meeting took place to wrap up the grievance process which was initiated by Dr. David Hoffeditz himself.

Another comment made on the website facebook.com by a user named Christina Gumprecht (which has been since removed in an apparent effort to cover tracks) stated:

Today the Board of Trustees reversed the decision by the Grievance Committee. Hundreds of staff and faculty members who are afraid to voice their opinions are both irate and discouraged, so it is important that we continue to pray for restoration at Cedarville.

This is of course a borderline lie about what transpired. The purpose of the Grievance Committee was to investigate the events surrounding the dismissals of the two professors and issue a report. The President and the board of Trustees reviewed this report and used it in their decision making process. One cannot reverse a report or a review statement issues by a committee. A more accurate statement that truly describes the decision rendered, would have been

Today the Board of Trustees unanimously UPHELD the decision of the President and the Academic Committee of the Board of Trustees to dismiss Dr. David Hoffeditz...

One last claim made by this vocal minority is the claim that "hundreds of staff and faculty are afraid to voice their opinions" about this matter, implying that the vast majority of staff and faculty members at Cedarville University are unhappy with the decision rendered by the Board of Trustees. This is simply untrue; e-mail messages received from on-campus contacts sent to cedarvilleliver@gmail.com paint a different picture. One staff member wrote and said

I'm appalled at the tone of a lot of what has been said by those both directly and indirectly involved, mostly in comments left on blogs. I probably shouldn't be surprised, having grown up in conservative Christian circles and therefore have seen this kind of thing before. Sad, to say the least. I've found your site one of the few that are speaking truth with a calm spirit. Please continue

Another individual who wants to remain anonymous wrote

...we do have many faculty and staff who are elated with the Board of Trustees decision...

Another staff member wrote anonymously

I am forwarding your blog to numerous alumni who have contacted me about all this stuff...

Dear independent-thinking reader, please consider the facts before you believe what you hear and read. Cedarville University has gone above and beyond trying to avoid damaging the image of Christ before an unbelieving world, while a small but vocal minority of individuals have continued to misrepresent the facts and mislead the general public in order to promote their specific agenda.

If you want to voice our opinion and show your support for Cedarville University, we have now enabled anonymous comments on this blog. Please post your thoughts and let the Board of Trustees know that you support their decision and you are supportive of your school or your alma mater. You can also email us at cedarvilleliver@gmail.com; your confidentiality will be protected at all costs.