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Ergun Caner Guilty of Lying!

For those who have no idea what this is about, here is a summary: The dean of Liberty University, Ergun Caner, was under investigation after his life story was questioned. It was in regards to his story of conversion from Islam, place of residence and alleged debated in over 11 countries and over 35 states. He claimed he was born and raised in Turkey as a Jihadi and converted to Christianity at the age of…well, he used different ages in his story. He stated that he has debated Muslims, he even gave a name. Caner claimed to have debated Shabir Ally, who he said was dead. Shabir Ally is actually alive and has denied any debate with Caner. Below is the video of Caner’s story with Shabir Ally.

After skepticism was raised by many, the school underwent investigation to see if Caner’s claims were true. Caner continued to hold strong to his story of his life. Yesterday, 06/25/2010, a statement was released that after investigation, Liberty University has decided to remove Ergun Caner as dean of the seminary. Here is the link to the statement. ERGUN CANER GUILTY: REMOVED AS DEAN FROM SEMINARY. The decision was made after the University “found discrepancies related to matters such as dates, names and places of residence.” Here is a link to the video of the report: http://bit.ly/cNXfwU. The school decided not to say he lied, but rather he “made factual statements that are self-contradictory.” How are they factual statements if they were untrue? lol! After his removal from his position as dean, he will be employed as a professor at the school. My question is, “WHY?” Caner has apologized to the board committee for his false statements. That is nice, but I am really hoping he will publicly confess his sin, repent and seek forgiveness from all of those he fooled in thinking he was a different person. Do you think that Liberty handled this situation biblically? What are your thoughts? Leave your comments and lets discuss it!