Syracuse University welcomes the pagans

February 19, 2010 ^ | The Post-Standard Editorial Board

[metmom]

Syracuse University’s announcement that it has taken the unusual step of hiring a pagan chaplain reflects a welcome open-mindedness to diversity and religious pluralism.

The college’s roots are in Methodism. But the appointment of Mary Hudson as the 11th chaplain at Hendricks Chapel shows the broadening of religious expression in America — and one hopes, religious tolerance — in the 80 years since the chapel opened its doors.

[Fast Moving Angel]

Pagan chaplain: contradiction in terms (oxymoron).

[Flavius]

It’s a step up I meet self proclaimed full bore communist in their phd cadra I’d say it is an improvment indeed

[Jacquerie]

Bad idea.

[metmom]

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[brent13a]

Two questions:

1. Syracuse U. is that strapped for cash? 2. They think that there are enough Pagans out there that this will provide an influx to save the university?

I figured they would've tried pandering to the muslims more.....the arab countries is where the money is at......when I think of pagans I think of W.O.W dudes and cat-ladies (no offense). I wouldn't think that the 0.03% of the US population that is pagan brings a whole lot of money or numbers to the table.

Just another example of a tiny tiny minority becoming the defacto majority thru rule of the court I guess.

[BykrBayb]

Satan can be deceptive.

[BykrBayb]

Are we logged in?

[Doulos1]

Well isn’t that special. By promoting “religious tolerance” what they are really saying is that all religions are equal. Well, they are not. Jesus Christ said “no man comes to the Father but by me”. All other world religions are impostors. As a matter of fact, Christianity is not a religion. Religion is the way man attempts to worship a god or gods. Christianity, originally called The Way (Book of Acts) is what God the Father of Jesus Christ did for the world through His Son. I really don’t care what Syracuse U. makes a chaplain. She can be an eskimo dwarf lesbian chaplain, if she doesn’t believe in Jesus Christ, she is dead in her sins, and will see no eternal life. Pagan? Pfft!

[Kandy Atz]

“What’s a pagan?”

“Well, it’s somebody who doesn’t believe there’s a divine being dispensing justice to mankind.”

“I’m a pagan too.”

[metmom]

FR is acting up big time. You wouldn’t believe the strange things that happened when I tried to post this thread.

[metmom]

There’s a mosque either on the campus or just near it, not sure which, but it is PACKED every Fri.