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Rights group criticizes response to Imperial professor's comments
AP ^ | 10/22/4 | MICHELLE MORGANTE

Posted on 10/22/2004 2:47:25 PM PDT by SmithL

SAN DIEGO -- A civil liberties group criticized Imperial Valley College on Friday for declining to reprimand a professor who suggested to his students that Islamic terrorism could only be wiped out by eliminating the Islamic religion.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: imperialvalley

1 posted on 10/22/2004 2:47:25 PM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

Notice how the article's leading paragraph ommited the reference to Christianity!


2 posted on 10/22/2004 2:51:47 PM PDT by Witch-king of Angmar
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The college's response "sends the message that suggesting genocide is acceptable on an American college campus," said Sabiha Khan

Too stupid for words.

3 posted on 10/22/2004 2:54:14 PM PDT by Bahbah (Proud member of the pajamahadeen)
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To: SmithL
"We must be able to talk about controversial issues with care and sensitivity, ...

Which is another way of saying: "Don't say anything bad about Islam, or you'll be harassed and/or fired".

4 posted on 10/22/2004 2:59:45 PM PDT by Noachian (A Democrat, by definition, is a Socialist.)
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To: SmithL
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5 posted on 10/22/2004 3:01:40 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist ( I have a plan! ad nauseum! Shove It, you Idiot Scumbags, Where's my Grapes?)
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To: SmithL
A civil liberties group criticized Imperial Valley College on Friday for declining to reprimand a professor who suggested to his students that Islamic terrorism could only be wiped out by eliminating the Islamic religion.

Heaven forbid the professor should tell THE TRUTH.

6 posted on 10/22/2004 3:02:27 PM PDT by Prime Choice (The Leftists think they can tax us into "prosperity" and regulate us into "liberty.")
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To: SmithL
I wonder what is examples of "Christian terrorism", in today's world, might be?
7 posted on 10/22/2004 3:12:27 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (John F. Kerry, Man of the people: "Sometimes I drink.............tap water")
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To: SmithL; rmlew
A civil liberties group criticized Imperial Valley College on Friday for declining to reprimand a professor who suggested to his students that Islamic terrorism could only be wiped out by eliminating the Islamic religion.

But it's true!

8 posted on 10/22/2004 4:24:49 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Dan Rather's got to go!)
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To: Paleo Conservative
It is impolitic.
I would settle for the destruction of Wahabism and Khomenism.
9 posted on 10/22/2004 4:39:12 PM PDT by rmlew (Copperheads and Peaceniks beware! Sedition is a crime.)
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To: Michael.SF.

There are examples, but there are whackjobs in every religion. Just happens that "christian terrorism" is almost unheard of, and islamic terrorism seems to be an hourly occurance.


10 posted on 10/22/2004 7:07:12 PM PDT by cwd26
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