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ballah09 wrote: August 7th, 2020, 6:36 pm No more politicians. We need a spiritual person in charge . We need to repair our reputation as a Christian school. Adding some one like Brat or Carson just rehashes that we’re a conservative school, not Christian.
How for Carson? Because he took a position in a political administration? Carson has a great reputation to keep the school focus on Christ and put our academia in the right direction. We don't need a paster in order for us to be 'Christian' again.
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By LUconn
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Meh. This is an SBC church scandle tactic. Temporary leave, rehab for some undisclosed sin, restoration as if nothing happened.

If this isn't a resignation, there must be a thorough 3rd party investigation. Otherwise this is just a waste of time.
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The most likely interim will be a current board member. They can evaluate the school and see if Jerry has left it in a place worthy of bringing him back.

So the question is what current board member is best qualified to take 2-3 months from their current job to come to campus and lead?
By olldflame
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Jonathan Carone wrote: August 7th, 2020, 6:43 pm We need a Christian administrator. Someone who can run a big business, identify staffing needs, put people in the right spots, and do it all while representing Jesus well.

We don’t need people who have spent the last four years riding the president’s coat tails.
Up until the last sentence, you gave a pretty good description of Ben Carson. HUD has a multi-billion dollar budget, and requires all the skills you mentioned, and to the best of my knowledge his Christian testimony is impeccable. Looks like your TDS has reached the point that you consider anyone associated with the man a leper.
By LUDad
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olldflame wrote: August 7th, 2020, 6:37 pm
Jonathan Carone wrote: August 7th, 2020, 6:34 pm
olldflame wrote: August 7th, 2020, 5:34 pm I really think some of you are getting ahead of things. I see nothing to indicate this is permanent. If he would accept it (he's got his hands full with what he's doing now) I would love to see Franklin Graham as interim President. If a permanent change is made, there is someone else I think would be great.
Gross. We don’t need a B-rate version of Jerry.
Franklin Graham?
I certainly hope he was not speaking of FG.
By olldflame
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So a man is a world-renowned neurosurgeon for over 30 years (retired in 2013) . He runs for the Republican nomination for president 3 years later and then accepts a cabinet position. That makes him a "politician"?
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By Purple Haize
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Franklin would be interesting
Junior could return to run Falkirk
Jon won’t want anyone who even publicly stated they voted for Trump
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By TH Spangler
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Jonathan Carone wrote: August 7th, 2020, 7:04 pm I was speaking of Franklin Graham. If this were 7-8 years ago I wouldn’t have that opinion. What he has turned into the past five years has totally changed my view on him. He went after political influence in the same way Jerry did.
Turner Gill. Man of God and the demacrates worse nightmare. :lol:
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Purple Haize wrote: August 7th, 2020, 7:09 pm Franklin would be interesting
Junior could return to run Falkirk
Jon won’t want anyone who even publicly stated they voted for Trump
I’m fine with voting for Trump. I 100% understand why many Christians did that.

I don’t want someone who has spent the last four years in politics.

At this point in the school’s history, as we look towards either what is next permanently or what it next right now, we need someone who can help change our perception to a Christian school, not a political evangelical school.

If we want to reach where we want to go, we have to be united as Christians, not united as Republicans.

The idea of having a president come in for the school and Jerry running Falkirk is very interesting.
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I think we’re gonna see a generational split in what alumni want.

The over 50 crowd will want a more traditional SBC moral majority type guy.

The under 40 crowd will want someone less involved politically.

The 40-50 group will be the overlap between the two.

None of us get any say because the schools doesn’t give two craps about its alumni, but it’ll be interesting watching how it plays out.
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Still wouldn't mind Dr. Carson. He's not really a political guy and only too the HUD position to serve community that he knows about from experience. He seems capable to uphold the school as a Christ focus focus while engagement locally especially in areas that politics pretended to care abkut. As i said before he can improve our academia and gain connections to do so. Having a great academic schools and also professional/idustrial facilities would benefit the school and region over a period of time. Jr can return once he's in a good state of mind and continue with business affairs and his Falkirk think tank (which could be separated from the school itself). It would be nice to have a Spiritual/Academic think thank with a group of credential professionals who work accordingly with the board to keep the school afloat in the right direction. This is just my opinion.
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By jbock13
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TH Spangler wrote:[quote="Jonathan Carone" post_id=605617 time=<a href="tel:1596841452" data-original-title="" title="">1596841452</a> user_id=53907]
I was speaking of Franklin Graham. If this were 7-8 years ago I wouldn’t have that opinion. What he has turned into the past five years has totally changed my view on him. He went after political influence in the same way Jerry did.
Turner Gill. Man of God and the demacrates worse nightmare. :lol:[/quote]

Is there a reason that you can’t spell Democrat correctly anymore?
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