Academic Freedom Arriving in Ohio (Excellent read)

(B) Students shall be graded solely on the basis of their reasoned answers and appropriate knowledge of the subjects and disciplines they study and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of their political, ideological, or religious beliefs. Faculty and instructors shall not use their courses or their positions for the purpose of political, ideological, religious, or antireligious indoctrination.

I guess this is the beginning of the end for "Religious Studies" programs.

I wish this had happened before I graduated AND in Florida too.

David Horowitz daily walks into the nastiest liberal lion's den in this country, the American Academy. That guy needs a Presidential Medal of Freedom more than anyone else I can think of.

Dude, Horowitz has it easy compared to some of us who actually have to WORK in these places. Try getting tenured while maintaining your political integrity as a conservative. You start to feel like a snow ball that just arrived in hell.

Thanks for the informative post!

"...the meantime, before shipping your teenagers off to college, have them read Eric Hoffer's THE TRUE BELIEVER. If your teenager reads this brilliant book, you're much less likely to welcome home a Marxist or Moonie at semester's end...If your conservative teen is frustrated by the Marxism and courageous enough to speak out, there is hilarious and devestating intellectual ammunition to be found in Paul Johnson's book INTELLECTUALS.

Also, Ben Shapiro's BRAINWASHED (ref: Town Hall net site.)

This is a great website; today is my first encounter.

I believe this bill, S.B. No. 24, is a great piece of work that makes logical sense and addresses issues of vital importance to all Americans. It has to be extremely difficult for highly-educated professors to hold their opinions and teach without any expression of those opinions. But, if unable to bite one’s tongue, opposing viewpoints must be presented.

I’m in complete agreement that this is not a legislative issue. It’s best for the people to demand proper education because it is they who are paying for it, one way or another. All schools should be subject to the people they are serving and the people can bring about change without legislation. It isn’t that legislatures can’t get things right, it’s just a temptation that should be avoided, in my humble opinion. Who will decide what is acceptable and what is not in curriculum presentation, the courts?

Wouldn’t it be more effective and logical for students, parents, and citizens in general to cause changes at their educational institutions? Besides, getting together with fellow citizens, community leaders, local media outlets, etc to draft, present, and promote demands to educational institutions for balanced education and being active in bringing about such changes is truly American. I’d certainly march in the streets if it came to it for such an important issue.

Please forgive my verbosity.

Welcome aboard!!! You're going to enjoy the intellectual stimulation, the expertise of folks in all lines of work and the assurance that there are many, many people who think like you do (as well as many who don't and give convincing reasons why).

Youw eren't verbose. You presented your thoughts well and I agree with them. Perhaps this bill is not so much intended to become a law as it is intended to raise awareness of the issue and urge those who do hold the purse strings that they can and should demand accountability.

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