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is from a school that holds legitimate recognized accreditationthat he earned the degree;that he wrote and successfully defended a dissertation;that he has every right to use the title Dr. in his professional life;and that we in the COG have every right to be proud of Dr. Conn for representing Lee with a high level of ethical integrity.Everything just stated about Dr. Conn's doctorate is the standard accepted protocol for earning/using the academic credential known as a doctorate.So, why did I say it is so sad, but true? Well, it is sad for the wannabes. 1. It is sad for the honery docs what use the title Dr professionally as though they earned this esteemed credential.2. It is sad for the fellers who go the unaccredited route, then begin to list Dr on their business cards/church signs/stationary/websites/etc. as though their doctorate was equivalent to Paul Conn's doctorate.3. It is sad that men of God will act unethically and place a question mark on their integrity to obtain a title, that although worthless in terms of utility, gives the recipient some self-perceived level of worth/value.

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Here's an impressive resume:Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in June 2006. She was the first woman to be elected Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church. She served as chief pastor and primate to the Episcopal Church's members in 17 countries, 109 dioceses and three regional areas. She joined with other principal bishops of the 38-member Provinces of the worldwide Anglican Communion, seeking a common cause for global good and reconciliation. Over the course of her 9-year term, Bishop Jefferts Schori was responsible for initiating and developing policy for the Episcopal Church and spoke on behalf of the church regarding the policies, strategies, and programs authorized by General Convention. She was vocal about the Episcopal Church's mission priorities, including the United Nation Millennium Development Goals, issues of domestic poverty, climate change and care for the earth, as well as the ongoing need to contextualize the gospel. As Presiding Bishop, she was charged to speak God's word to the church and to the world. Bishop Jefferts Schori's career as an oceanographer preceded her studies for the priesthood, to which she was ordained in 1994. She holds a B.S. in biology from Stanford University, an M.S. and Ph.D. in oceanography from Oregon State University, an M.Div. from Church Divinity School of the Pacific, and several honorary doctoral degrees. She remains an active, instrument-rated pilot – a skill she applied when traveling between the congregations of the Diocese of Nevada, where she was elected bishop in 2000 and ordained to the episcopate February 24, 2001. At the time of her election as bishop of Nevada, she was a priest, university lecturer, and hospice chaplain in Oregon.What it does not say is:- She ordained homosexual priests and bishops- She enacted changes in church doctrine that included same-sex-marriage- She led The Episcopal Church (TEC) in the abandonment of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for an inclusive and social gospel- Under her leadership she forced congregations and priests who did not embrace TEC's apostasy and heresy out of the denomination, their buildings and the ministry- Under her leadership she enacted a scorched-earth policy of lawsuits against both congregations and ministers, using the deep pockets of TEC to bankrupt those who appose her- Under her leadership there has been a systemic replacement of conservative Bishops and a sea-change in TEC related colleges and universities away from the traditional Anglican confession - Her leadership influence has resulted in the global Anglican community placing TEC on probation for leaving the faithAs an example, at the National Cathedral in Washington - Muslims have been welcome to hold prayers - New Age spiritualism has been preached - the LBGTQ community has been given preference and the Gospel of Jesus Christ has been denounced from the pulpit.However, her PhD is real (though it was in oceanography). What is Dr. Conn's PhD in?My point is, yes, call a real PhD doctor, but lets not forget the fact that education, even of the highest level, is no defense from heresy and apostasy.

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Will Rogers said, There is nothing so stupid as an educated man, if you get him off the thing he was educated in. We should honor those who have earned the title Doctor in front of their name. I'm sure not going to call my physician or dentist something less than the title they earned, and I will gladly refer to those in the profession/religious world by their earned title, especially in the public arena.(Here it is) However, as the resume I posted above (Katharine Jefferts Schori) shows, academic achievement does not in itself translate to Spiritual insight. The full effect of Dr. Conn's impact on Lee University will reveal itself in the next generation. We know it is a Church of God Institution, but will it still be an institution reflecting its holiness/pentecostal foundation? For that matter will it still be a Christian institution? Just as highly educated men and women have degraded our governmental, financial and our educational systems, leading them away from God's Word; so it is that many Christian institutions, once the bulwark or the Faith, have suffered under the leadership of well-educated men and women.Time will tell.Mat

Psychology? Its been a while since I heard.