Posted on 04/25/2018 4:41:49 PM PDT by marshmallow
Sources claim fired feminist prof Rebecca Bratten Weiss is spearheading the attack
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (ChurchMilitant.com) - Alumni of the Franciscan University of Steubenville have launched an attack against conservative professors at the Catholic school, but inside sources claim a fired professor is behind the move.
An open letter published by "alumni and friends" of the university accuses Professors Anne Hendershott and Stephen Krason, among others, of being "strongly ideologically aligned with the far right of American politics." As proof, the letter cites articles authored by Hendershott and Krason calling out liberal Catholic schools, leftist protests, Obama policies and feminism.
"We question whether it is appropriate for the university, as an institution dedicated to upholding Catholic orthodoxy and academic rigor, to continue to provide an official venue for these writings," the letter states.
The alumni also attack the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life, whose mission is to promote "natural moral law, illuminated by the light of faith, in order to defend both human freedom and dignity in the public square." Both Hendershott and Krason are affiliated with the Veritas Center.
"We feel that, at least publicly, Franciscan has conflated orthodoxy with American right-wing partisanship," the letter claims. "As it stands, the Veritas Institute does not provide a venue for this debate but rather an echo-chamber for the ideological right."
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I wonder what these disaffected loons consider the “far right of American politics” to be.
That would be any political leaning that favors values such as freedom, personal responsibility, and strong work ethics.
Ditto that. This disaffected professor, I am certain, does not represent even 1 percent of the alumni. I AM AN ALUMNUS, BY THE WAY.
As opposed to raving liberal "professors" ranting about white privilege, Zee zurr gender idiocy, feminist man hatred, love of Marxist principals and every lunatic fringe argument under the sun as to why Western Civilization is the worst thing to ever have happened to man kind. All I can say is RIGHT HERE!
Three snot-nose millennials.
They don’t matter.
Yes. I haven’t kept up with it, but when I was still working in academia, Steubenville was one of the few reliably conservative, orthodox Catholic colleges.
Exactly what I was going to say. Still is AFAIK.
Communists using NAZI tactics.
“I AM AN ALUMNUS, BY THE WAY.”
Lucky you! I look forward every year to the summer conferences.
I attended a bastion of the left and still have the scars.
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