Ruth Schmidt在2017年入讀美國Fuller神學院,當時她以學生身份簽署了信仰聲明,當中列明不承認同性婚姻,有關信仰聲明一般只需簽署一次,不過如是Fuller神學院的高級員工來說,他們則每年都必須簽署有關的信仰聲明。最近,Schmidt受聘於該神學院,擔任Fuller Brehm中心的高級主任,於是學院要求她重簽有關信仰聲明,但幾年時間過去,她的觀點改變了,她拒絕再次簽署信仰聲明,她在2024年1月,被神學院解僱。[5]
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