Yes, it is sad. But we win in the end!!
It adds a lot to the story, that you know the people involved. I am going to add the professor to my prayer list, it sounds as though one vicious student has succeeded in causing harm to the entire program.
I don't know who posted these posts, but obviously they were removed. So, it would appear if the offending party was the same person then that individual would be booted off FR.
Maybe I am mistaken.
Here are the rules as posted (my copy and paste) on the Religion Moderator's profile page.
Ecumenic[al] threads.
What can be posted? Articles that are reasonably not antagonistic. Reply posts must never be antagonistic.
What will be pulled? Antagonistic reply posts. If the article is inappropriate for an ecumenic discussion, the tag will be changed to open.
Who will be booted? Antagonists
What can be posted? Anything but the beliefs of those who are not members of the caucus
What will be pulled? Reply posts mentioning the beliefs of those who are not members of the caucus. If the article is inappropriate for a caucus, the tag will be changed to open.
Who will be booted? Repeat offenders.
So it seems to me that this offending person (if it was the same person, has been booted from FR. Hmmmm.