Not so bemused down in Tennessee, where the purge at Bryan College is almost over:

Faculty leaving Bryan College after change in beliefs

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The dispute at Bryan College, named for William Jennings Bryan, began in February when trustees clarified the school’s statement of belief to state that Adam and Eve were historical people who were not created from previously existing life forms.

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The protest was prompted by the loss of at least nine of the college’s 44 full-time professors, two of whom were fired after rejecting the college’s clarified statement of belief, and statements by Bryan College President Stephen Livesay, who has downplayed the controversy.

After a school fundraiser last month, Livesay told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that students are happy and “the reality is we are solid.”

Some students last week said that the comments were disheartening.

“There seems to be an emotional disconnect with what we’re seeing and how Dr. Livesay perceives things,” student body vice president Allison Baker said.

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The “disconnect” by the college president is more than just over whether the college is “solid”. He and the board are disconnected from reality.