Dr. Aaron Edwards, a Christian theologian, was sacked by a Methodist Bible college in the United Kingdom for tweeting against homosexuality, according to his counsel.
The institution also threatened to denounce Dr. Aaron, a theology professor at Cliff College in Derbyshire, England, as a terrorist.
According to Fox News, he was expelled after being accused of “putting the college into shame” on social media last month, when he tweeted, “Homosexuality is overtaking the church,” on February 19.
Anglican Communion In Nigeria Affirms Rejection Of Homosexuality
“Evangelicals no longer see the severity of this [because] they’re busy apologizing for their apparently barbaric homophobia, whether or not it’s true.
“This *is* a ‘Gospel issue,’ by the way. If sin is no longer sin, we no longer need a Savior,” Edwards added.
According to the report, Edwards’ tweet went viral and prompted blowback, to which Edwards responded: “That *is* the conservative view. The acceptance of homosexuality as ‘not sinful’ *is* an invasion upon the Church, doctrinally.
“This is not controversial. The acceptance is controversial. Most of the global Church would agree. It is not homophobic to declare homosexuality sinful.
“I expressed the conservative view as a doctrinal issue, re. the implications for sin/the Gospel. It was not an attack on individuals, it was addressed to evangelicals. It seems that holding the view that homosexuality is sinful is only welcome if it remains ‘unexpressed,'” he added.
Homosexuality Was Not A Criminal Offence In Africa – Bisi Alimi Says
Edwards’ tweets reportedly caused “distress” among members of the Methodist Church in Britain, with one senior staff member saying they “could be extremely damaging” and “impact the college’s core work” and “business plan,” according to Edwards’ legal counsel at the London-based Christian Legal Centre.
Edwards was suspended awaiting an inquiry, and the institution stated during a disciplinary hearing on March 8 that it was considering submitting him to Prevent, which polices terrorist charges in the United Kingdom.
During the session, Edwards was reportedly asked what he would do if asked to pray with a kid about their same-sex attraction, which he feels was an attempt to trick him into endorsing “conversion therapy,” which the UK Parliament has proposed criminalizing.
“The reaction to my tweet and the unjust treatment I have experienced by Cliff College and the Methodist Church in Britain completely illustrates the problem my tweet addressed,” Edwards said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
A Septuagenarian, Two Others Were Executed By Bauchi Sharia Court For Their Homosexuality
“The tweet was not defamatory; it was not an attack on any colleague or individual; it was not abusive; and it was not an extremist religious view. It was addressed to evangelicals as a point of doctrine, and it has been misunderstood by many who wish to cause personal and institutional trouble for those who express that view,” he continued.
Edwards went on to say that traditional Christian sexual beliefs are being “silenced and stamped out” in the Methodist Church.
Follow us on Facebook