Monday, August 27, 2012

13 countries and 35 states

Part of Ergun's old biography made an appearance again. I found this on the Shoal Creek Baptist Church website. 


http://www.shoalcreekchurch.org/pages/?pageID=91
Ergun Mehmet Caner was raised as a devout Sunni Muslim along with his two brothers, and became a Christian in high school. A public speaker and apologist, Caner has debated Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, and other religious leaders in thirteen countries and thirty-five states. He has a Masters degree from The Criswell College, a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, a Doctor of Theology from the University of South Africa, and is the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Arlington Baptist College in Texas.


For those that remember, the words in bold have history. 

As of last July, the biography said Caner had debated “Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and other religious leaders in 13 countries and 35 states.”

Those statements have since been removed from the online biography.
~ http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2010/may/17/dispute_over_theology_background_led_to_caner_prob-ar-162349/


An online biography of Caner on Liberty's website was reworded after some of the allegations were first raised. Formerly described as having been "raised as the son of a Muslim leader in Turkey," Caner is now described as "raised as a devout Sunni Muslim along with his two brothers." Also gone is the remark that "Caner has debated Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, and other religious leaders in 13 countries and 35 states."
~http://www.abpnews.com/archives/item/5118-liberty-u-backs-seminary-president-amid-charges-of-misrepresentation#.UDw3BNZlTGM

Perhaps the church simply found that sentence on the internet somewhere, because Ergun's website still says the following:

Ergun Caner is a Professor & Apologist at the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Graduate School in Lynchburg, Virginia. Raised as a devout Sunni Muslim along with his two brothers, Caner converted in high school. After his conversion, he pursued his call to the ministry and education. He has a Masters degree from The Criswell College, a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Theology from the University of South Africa. He has written numerous books with his brother, Dr. Emir Caner, who is the President of Truett-McConnell College, a Baptist college in Georgia.
~http://www.erguncaner.com/biography/ 

PS - Ergun is listed as one of their "Men of Intergrity".

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