Posted: 05/13/2010 at 3:41pm | IP Logged

Liberty University has revised Ergun Caner's biography to de-emphasize questioned claims.

Liberty University Plans to Investigate Its Seminary President

by Jennifer Riley, The Christian Post

LYNCHBURG, VA - Weeks of accusations by bloggers and then probing by mainstream media caused LU officials to issue a statement Monday announcing the background investigation of Ergun Caner. Caner is the first former Muslim to become the president of an evangelical seminary.

The high-profile seminary president has said he came from a devout Sunni Muslim family and he converted to Christianity when he was 17 years old. But bloggers have given various accounts of his Muslim upbringing, including claims that his family was nominally Muslim, he was raised by his mother who was a Lutheran, and that he had no contact with his Muslim father after the divorce.

There are other questions regarding Caner’s background, including his claim of having been involved in Islamic jihad and engaging in apologetic debates with Muslims.

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