A college student says he was recently suspended after challenging a Muslim professor’s claim that Jesus was not crucified.
Twenty-year-old Marshall Polston, a sophomore at Rollins College, a private, Florida-based four-year school, said that the professor of his Middle Eastern Humanities class told students that Jesus was not crucified and his disciples did not believe he was God.
Polston, an avid traveler, and self-described Christian has toured the Middle East and is familiar with the Muslim culture.
He told the Central Florida Post, “Honestly, it reminded me of some of the more radical groups I researched when abroad.”
He added, “Whether religious or not, I believe even those with limited knowledge of Christianity can agree that according to the text, Jesus was crucified and his followers did believe he was divine… that he was ‘God. “Regardless, to assert the contrary as academic fact is not supported by the evidence.”
Polston says he has hired an attorney to fight the suspension.
The Central Florida Post reports that it tried numerous times to obtain comment from Rollins College and Professor Areej Zufari to no avail.
Polston claims the situation began after he challenged Zufari’s assertions about Jesus and his disciples. He said this challenge led Zufari to file a complaint with a campus dean, claiming he made her feel “unsafe.”
He also claims his grades from the Muslim professor have suffered since the altercation.