Marquette Univ. Suspends Tenured Professor After He Criticized Instructor over Gay Marriage

Christian Post ^ | 12/19/2014 | Samuel Smith

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Marquette University has suspended a tenured political science professor after he blogged about his disapproval of the actions of a teaching assistant at the Catholic school, who forbade a student from discussing an opposing view to gay marriage in her class.

Associate Professor John McAdams' suspension with pay comes as Marquette University has begun requiring its faculty to attend anti-harassment training, where they are instructed to report any employee that speaks out in opposition to gay marriage.

In November, McAdams criticized teaching assistant Cheryl Abbate in a blog post because she prevented a student from discussing his opinion on gay rights in her "Theory of Ethics" class. He described in his blog that Abbate told the student after class that any opposition to gay marriage is to be considered offensive speech and will not be tolerated in her class. Abbate then told the student that if he disagreed with her, he could drop the class.

"Abbate, of course, was just using a tactic typical among liberals now," McAdams wrote. "Opinions with which they disagree are not merely wrong, and are not to be argued against on their merits, but are deemed 'offensive' and need to be shut up."

McAdams was informed in a letter by Dean Richard Holz on Tuesday that he was to be suspended and banned from the campus while his actions are now under investigation.

"You are relieved of all teaching duties and all other faculty activities. You are to remain off campus during that time," Holz wrote in the letter to McAdams, who has taught at Marquette for over 37 years.

[Dilbert San Diego]

This is at a Catholic university? And the Catholic church opposes homosexual marriage?? And opinions which agree with Catholic teaching are not allowed at a Catholic university??

Are we in Orwell’s 1984?????

[ConservingFreedom]

Marquette is no longer Catholic in any sense that matters - and since it has banned the free exchange of ideas in the search for truth, it is no longer a university either.

[Norm Lenhart]

It’s a lesser evil.

[Billthedrill]

Academic freedom is the freedom to espouse precisely what you are told.

[Steve_Seattle]

"This is at a Catholic university? And the Catholic church opposes homosexual marriage?? And opinions which agree with Catholic teaching are not allowed at a Catholic university?? Are we in Orwell’s 1984?????"

Yes. If I were the pope, I would issue an edict proclaiming that Marquette cannot present itself as a Catholic university, and I would prohibit performing the sacraments - including Mass - on campus. This charade must stop. Of course the pope will do neither of these things; he's too busy harassing traditionalists.

[DoughtyOne]

Wow, so there actually is something a professor can do to get fired? Who knew?

[Michael.SF.]

You should use that as a tagline.

If you chose not to, do you mind if I do?

[Steve_Seattle]

McAdams should take his case to the local bishop. He should ask, “How can a Catholic university declare the expression of Catholic teaching to be prohibited?” The university should be under interdict.

[2banana]

where they are instructed to report any employee that speaks out in opposition to gay marriage.

Sound like the USSR or Nazi Germany.

[Lumper20]

All progressives are Brown Shirts of Der Fuhrer.

[Billthedrill]

All yours, of course, and best to you!

[mom of young patriots]

Chilling words for sure.

[SoFloFreeper]

Oh, I am sure Pope Francis will stand up for this person’s freedom of speech. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

The suspended the wrong one.

[duffee]

I thought liberal “nut case” tenured professors couldn’t be fired. Oh this is “different” he’s not a nut case and he’s going against liberal dogma and political correctness.

[Rummyfan]

We used to live in a free country.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

they are instructed to report any employee that speaks out in opposition to gay marriage.

How very Nazi of them.

[DoughtyOne]

pretty much sums it up for me too

[LouAvul]

Holy cow. In just the few short years since I was a kid, back when up was down and black was white, we've degenerated to the current state of affairs where faggots receive protection? Any protection?

I guess child rapists and pedophiles will be next. NAMBLA will get their wish and have govt mandated access to your children.