Comment on LSU Board news release and actions by Gary Jensen.
First of all, let me say that I am thankful that the La Sierra University Board of Trustees was willing to listen to the concerns of many Seventh-day Adventists and to respond to them by affirming our church’s traditional view on creation. Having said that, I feel, as others have expressed, that their respond was not as clear and forthright as it could and should have been. Will the biology professors who have taught that the earth was created over millions of years through the process of natural selection (which even Darwin eventually renounced)as the only viable means of life being created on planet earth be required to stop teaching this as fact? The board can’t force them to change their beliefs, but they should see to it that what the professors teach does not contradict the Bible and Ellen White. They should be asked to sign a statement that they will do just that: that would quickly settle the matter. They need to be held accountable for what they teach since they are being paid by the church and its constituents. If they are not willing to uphold a literal, 24-hour, six day creation week by fiat “ex nihilo”, they should resign, and, if they are unwilling to do so, they should be terminated. God will hold board members accountable if they willingly allow falsehood to be taught in our schools. Let’s continue to pray that the administration and board will take a clear and unequivocal stand on the side of creation as most of our other colleges and universities have done.