When Bob Jones University released their official statement regarding Chuck Phelps one thing that I pointed out was that it is the *facts* of the case that we have issues with. Bob Jones University admitted that things could have been handled and I pointed out those very things are where we have issues with Chuck Phelps on the board.

In response to the official statement put out by Bob Jones University yesterday people have been calling Chuck Phelps directly to get his side of the story. When asked whether he owes Tina Anderson an apology here was his response:

Mr. Phelps adamantly maintained that he owned [sic, recte owed] Tina no apology whatsoever.

Bob Jones University's official response to the Chuck Phelps controversy includes an implied reference to a principal taken from Matthew 18. They didn't actually quote that passage, but presumably it is taken from here.

In a statement released today Bob Jones University has responded [Note: BJU seems to have removed the page. Please see the attached screenshot below] to the criticism of Chuck Phelps being allowed back on the board. Lets jump right in shall we.

Do Right BJU:

Chapel... where to begin?

This page has been demanded by the administration to be shut down. The protest has been condemned! One of the founding members of this page has been threatened and he was asked to leave this group as an admin.

"Dr" Bob Jones III, as you may know, does not have a terminal degree, but it also seems that he doesn't have any advanced degree outside of Bob Jones University. But that isn't quite the impression you get when you read his bio on bju.edu.

MPT over at Jesus Needs New PR wrote a post entitled What Many of America's Churches Have In Common with Penn State. Penn State, as you may know, has been rocked in scandal as of late. The charges boil down to abuse, but the scandal is that the abuse was covered up by key officials at Penn State.