In a post today at the Founders Ministries Blog Tom Ascol shares his thoughts on Wade Burleson’s contention that “the administration of SWBTS planned to purge Calvinistic faculty in the name of economic cutbacks.” Ascol writes:

I received numerous questions via facebook, twitter, email and old-fashioned phone calls about that accusation and the resultant denials and counter-denials it provoked in a flurry of blog posts and comments. In response to many requests, I actually drafted a post with my own take on the situation. However, after seeking counsel from trusted advisors (who were split in their judgment), I decided not to post it…

Some have used my silence about the events of last week as evidence that there was no truth to the charges. Others have considered my silence to be a failure of nerve. Neither conclusion is warranted… (Online source)

You can read the entire post by Tom Ascol here.

See also:

FOR NOW NO “LETTING GO” OF PROFESSORS AT SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (SBC)