DAYTON, Tenn. – Student dissent is heating up in a controversy over Adam and Eve at Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee.
The dispute began in February when trustees clarified the school’s statement of belief to state that Adam and Eve were historical people who were not created from previously existing life forms. Since then, the conflict has escalated with a majority of professors voting “no confidence” in the school’s president.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that in a day of action last week, students wrote notes to the Board of Trustees, signed petitions, wore black armbands and expressed their opinions on social media.
The protest was prompted by the loss of at least nine of the college’s 44 full-time professors, two of whom were fired after rejecting the college’s clarified statement of belief, and statements by Bryan College President Stephen Livesay, who has downplayed the controversy.
