Posted on 02/28/2014 2:06:07 PM PST by Altura Ct.
Purdue University, which once defended the right of a private speaker to blaspheme Jesus, has banned an alumni donor from using the word “God” on a plaque because it might offend someone.
Dr. Michael McCracken and his wife made a $12,500 pledge to the university’s school of mechanical engineering. In return, Purdue, a large public university in Indiana, offered the McCrackens the opportunity to name a small conference room in a lab building. They were also invited to supply language for a plaque that would be installed in the room.
McCracken chose to name the room after his father, Dr. William McCracken, who graduated from Purdue with a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, and his mother Glenda, who died recently.
The plaque was inscribed with the following message:
“To those who seek to better the world through the understanding of God’s physical laws and innovation of practical solutions. In honor of Dr. William ‘Ed’ and Glenda McCracken.”
McCracken says the university had rejected the message because it amounted to an “impermissible government endorsement of religion.” He was stunned.
Without notifying the family, the university installed a plaque that only mentioned McCracken’s parents.
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What a disappointment people are. Since when is “God” a bad word.
No Rose Bowl for them this century.
We’re just waiting for the next Drew Brees, LOL.
“Without notifying the family, the university installed a plaque that only mentioned McCracken’s parents.”
Of course, they already have his money.
He should demand his money back. They’ll keep it, but they’ll keep it in public.
America is become a sewer. I am not overly religious myself, but the removal of God from our society is horrible to watch. It also has pretty bad historical comparisons.
He has a couple boys, I think.. Patience.
Mitch Daniels was always a fiscal conservative, not a social one. He’s happy to take the money, but leave God out of it.
For what it’s worth, though, much to my dismay I have a son attending Purdue. Daniels is doing a better job than France Cordova, who was the typical spendaholic liberal academician.
if the plaque had mentioned “allah” it would beeen hailed worldwide as forward thinking and an undeniably valuable contribution to modern science
I’d tell them “Scrue Yue Perdue”
A nation that has lost its soul will lose everything else.
Oh yeah I remember the “kicker” commercial for the credit card with “Lil Breesy”
He’s probably already got a standing offer from LSU.
Two questions:
Since when is Purdue “a government” re endorsing religion?
And now isn’t “PERDUE CHICKEN” and “PURDUE CHICKEN” the same thing, “CHICKEN”, except that one is tasty and good for you, while the other is “rotten and unhealthy”?
Alumni of Purdue, DO YOUR THING - no money, nada, zip, zilch, zero until the university gets it head out of its ass and does the right thing.
No donations to Purdue anymore! They’ve chosen to live without God, they can (and will) go to Hell.
They must have replaced it with a pic of obama.
They could always donate to another fine Indiana school, Valparaiso University, and have no worries about plaques mentioning God.
Well that’s easy void the check!
Unbelievable.
Too bad they didn’t put on the plaque “To the glory of LGBTQ community and all the wonderful contributions to physics they have contributed...”
Purdue would have held a press event and they would have been invited to be interviewed by ABC’s Robin Roberts on Good Morning Throw Up America.
Not a homeschooling issue, but a trend homeschoolers will want to know about.
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