Posted on 11/17/2014 5:41:01 PM PST by massmike
A student at Marquette University, a Roman Catholic institution in Wisconsin run by the Jesuits, says his philosophy professor that he was not allowed to express his view against same-sex “marriage” in her classroom.
The student, speaking to The College Fix, said that MU philosophy instructor Cheryl Abbate told her “Theory of Ethics” class that "gay rights" was a settled issue because, unlike issues such as immigration, civil rights and the death penalty, “everybody agrees on this, and there is no need to discuss it.”
The student, who asked to remain anonymous, challenged Abbate, telling her he thought the issue deserved to be discussed, and that dismissing arguments against gay "marriage" and gay adoption because of her personal views set an inappropriate precedent for the class.
Abbate then told the student that “some opinions are not appropriate, such as racist opinions, sexist opinions.” When he insisted on his rights to free speech, he said Abbate told him he did not have “a right in this class to make homophobic comments.”
She then invited the student to drop the class, telling him, “In this class, homophobic comments, racist comments, will not be tolerated.”
The student said he filed a complaint with the associate dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Susanne Foster, who referred him to Nancy Snow, the philosophy department chair, but they not only failed to address his complaint, but warned him not to talk to Abbate in a “disrespectful manner.”
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Just like Gore-Bull Warming, dissenting voices are not allowed thus they can claim that there is no dissent. Next will be illegal immigration, abortion on demand, gun bans, etc.
Hey, if you can't win the argument just control the debate.
It’s a university, but still...
colleges are the most anti-freedom places in the country these days, besides the media
Thanks, Frank. You’re doing great. /sarcasm
You’ll notice that the logic is “Same-sex marriage is OK because you aren’t allowed to disagree with it”.
Sue the university.
And I’m sure it’s already happening in public schools.
It’s just a matter of hearing about it.
What I can’t figure is just how these so-called Catholic universities get away with calling themselves Catholic.
Proper response “Your white privilege doesn’t give you the right to silence people of color”.
Well even more of ‘everyone’ in Germany agreed that Zyklon B showers were good for the ‘Jewish Problem. So I guess she’s fine with that too.
People this dangerous need to be caged and mocked in public.
Because the Catholic leadership is fully liberal.
Roman Catholic? Not very.
We should describe it as a “staunchly” Catholic institution.
lol
One of N reasons (where N is a large number) where the church has left us, Jesuits are now silly little laughiable people, and Catholic universities are little better than pub(l)ic schools.
This teacher sounds like the Kevin Sorbo character in “God’s Not Dead”
Lord please help this student find a way to keep fighting.
Aside from being a jackass, the professor is objectively wrong: everyone does NOT agree about gay marriage. Is denying a basic, provable fact allowable at Marquette? Even now, when some polls show a slight majority in favor of gay marriage, 45-49% still oppose it. More to the point, the Catholic Church does not allow gay marriage.
YOu and me both.
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