Posted on 03/23/2013 4:43:52 AM PDT by Kaslin
Florida Atlantic University has issued an apology for a classroom assignment that involving students writing the name “Jesus” on a sheet of paper and then stomping on the paper. The university also said the lesson will never again be used.
“We sincerely apologize for any offense this has caused,” the university said in a prepared statement. “Florida Atlantic University respects all religions and welcomes people of all faiths, backgrounds and beliefs.”
The university initially defended the Christ-bashing lesson which is included textbook titled, “Intercultural Communication: A Contextual Approach, 5th Edition.”
Fox News obtained a synopsis of the lesson taught by Deandre Poole, who also happens to be vice chair of the Palm Beach County Democratic Party.
“Have the students write the name JESUS in big letters on a piece of paper,” the lesson reads. “Ask the students to stand up and put the paper on the floor in front of them with the name facing up. Ask the students to think about it for a moment. After a brief period of silence instruct them to step on the paper. Most will hesitate. Ask why they can’t step on the paper. Discuss the importance of symbols in culture.”
Ryan Rotela, a devout Mormon, was in the classroom and refused to participate — telling television station WPEC that the assignment was insulting and offensive.
What’s truly sad about this whole incident is that it was perpetrated by a black man whose ancestors (and perhaps even his parents) were victims of the exact same prejudice and bigotry he celebrates and teaches to others.
I agree that apologies by the institution are meaningless, and that the professor should be publicly disciplined, made to describe the lesson as “hate speech”, and if he refused, to be fired.
About the only thing the university can do to improve its reputation, is to violate the secrecy agreement by the proponents of this curriculum, and open it for public debate, the question being should the university retain or discard this curriculum program as a whole.
With a bias to discarding it.
personally, I would have written Barack Obama’s name on that piece of paper and invited “Deandre” to stomp away
Unexpected :)
Just another Regressive-Socialist assault on our Judeo-Christian heritage. When are any clergy besides our brave Catholics going to speak up against the Muslim controlled WH?
I didn’t think he was the only one who did
He wouldn’t have them stomp on Muhammad, since he is a muslime.
Well she’s still there ‘cept for the background being messed up a bit lower down in the page.
did this instructor get fired?
if the instructor had dissed Planne Parenthood he would be gone
Apologize!
Since they receive federal funding, it sounds like a blatant Constitutional Rights violation of the First Amendment.
Officers, arrest this corrupt agent of the federal government.
“Lo! the hosts of evil ’round us,
Scorn Thy Christ, assail His ways.”
—Harry E. Fosdick, 1930
‘http://www.catholicleague.org/why-not-stomp-on-obama/';
Thanks for the shortcut!
Not sure I would want to be scraping Obama off my shoe all afternoon LOL
Nobody bashes MORMONS. It's their DOCTRINE...which is heretical...concocted...inconsistent.
But if you aren't a Christian...I could see how it would look that way to you.
I would have had a better use for it had they put it on some Charmin paper...
You know...Squeeze-ably soft...
I would also think a piece of paper with “Obama” (on it) would have been interesting...
Matter of fact, I might try that out right now...
Yep, he’s a real symbol alright.../sarc
They need to atone in public for their gross abuse of academic white priviledge.
Video of them all stomping on Che Guevara, shown repeatedly on the evening news, will suffice prior to the civil rights suits they’re certain to lose.
“Ryan Rotela, a devout Mormon, was in the classroom and refused to participate — telling television station WPEC that the assignment was insulting and offensive.”
Well, that’s one class he’ll get an “F” in...
Ha! I love it! God bless William Donahue!
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