Posted on 11/28/2005 6:11:51 PM PST by njgarbageman
Did you hear about the University of Wisconsin -- Eau Claire (UWEC) banning resident assistants (RAs) from leading Bible studies in their own dormitories? That's the subject of my latest e-mail blast from the ever-vigilant Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).
This outrageous, indefensible assault on Christian religious liberties provides a perfect opportunity for the church-state separation crusaders to prove they're really devoted to religious liberty, as they claim. Let's see if they protest.
An UWEC official sent RAs a letter forbidding them from leading Bible studies because students might conclude that such RAs were not "approachable." Don't laugh. Violators, warned the letter, would be subject to disciplinary action. Of course, the letter also purported to prohibit Koran and Torah studies, but it appears such studies were not even at issue.
"Wall of separation" advocates insist their primary goal is to prevent government from promoting religion. The "wall," they say, is what has been responsible for our nation's unparalleled religious liberty.
(Excerpt) Read more at davidlimbaugh.com ...
Nobody cares if tax payer money is used by students to promote sex in their dorm rooms but reading a bible to other kids is outrageous! </sarc>
My daughter's "RA" came into her room, inviting all the girls to a "condom" party. There would be condoms of every color and scent....When my daughter said she would not be attending because she was not having sex or planning to do so AND that the idea of sitting around with a bunch of girls looking at condoms was a waste of time, the RA was not amused.
I grabbed an application for a graduate assistantship in student housing while I get my MBA, but promptly threw it in the trash when I looked through all the diversity and affirmative action requirements (selecting and promoting RAs by race, stressing tolerance and holding events celebrating diversity, etc.).
I considered signing it and inserting myself as a trojan horse into the system, but figured I'd be wasting my time.
Sitting around reading the Bible........ BAD.
Smoking dope and having orgies.............. GOOD.
Rather bizarre reasoning involved here - the RA's can't take part in religious activities in their own rooms, but are permitted to do so anywhere else on campus - as though anyone who was offended and likely to become dubious of an RA's objectivity because of participation in such activities would do so only if they took place only in the dorm - rather bizarre reasoning, but typical for today's academia......
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