"ORDER? 'oo does she think she is? KING???"
Posted on 06/18/2013 3:52:09 PM PDT by fwdude
A Tennessee community college professor ordered her students to wear ribbons in support of gay rights and said those who supported the traditional definition of marriage are just “uneducated bigots” who “attack homosexuals with hate,” according to a legal firm representing several of the students in the class.
Students in a general psychology class at Columbia State Community College were directed by their professor to wear “Rainbow Coalition” ribbons for an entire day and express their support for the homosexual community, said Travis Barham, an attorney with the Alliance Defending Freedom.
Barham is calling for the college to punish Dr. Linda Brunton and order her to apologize to the students whose constitutional rights he believes were violated, according to a letter he sent to the community college president.
“Dr. Brunton essentially turned her General Psychology class into a semester-long clinic on the demands of the homosexual movement,” Barham said.
A Columbia State spokesperson told Fox News she was not aware of the concerns but vowed to look into the matter. Brunton did not return a telephone call seeking comment.
According to her faculty page, Brunton is a member of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Educators Network and lists diversity issues among her professional interests.
Alliance Defending Freedom said the professor told students to write a paper about how they were allegedly “discriminated against” because of their support for homosexual conduct.
Several students objected to the assignment because their religious convictions prohibit them from supporting conduct their faith teaches them is immoral and unnatural.
Barham said the professor made it clear they had to follow the rules of the assignment to receive credit and allegedly told the students their own beliefs and viewpoints were irrelevant – even when they wrote their papers.
The students were also barred from defending or explaining any other views regarding homosexual conduct, dismissing such arguments as “throwing Bible verses” at her,” the attorney said.
“When students objected to how she was pushing her personal views on the class, she explained that it is her job ‘to educate the ignorant and uneducated elements of society,’ that oppose this movement’s demands and to correct their ‘hateful and close-minded’ views” Barham said.
Barham said the assignment violated the constitutional rights of students by forcing them to advance a particular political agenda.
“The Constitution does not allow any government official to force another person to adopt or advocate a particular moral or political view. But this professor did just that with this assignment and thus clearly violated freedoms protected by the First Amendment.”
Now we are told what to think and to believe? The religion of the Left?
Typical RAT control-freak.
This is normative thinking on the left. Not an outlier.
"ORDER? 'oo does she think she is? KING???"
Who are the intolerant ones. Who wants to control others thoughts and minds. Who demands all independent thinking stops. Liberals
Homosexual rights?
In the schoolyard it is called "bullying." A particular irony now since the only thing that is recognized today as bullying is picking on the gay kid.
What was once prohibited becomes tolerated and what was once tolerated becomes mandatory.
Agreed. Though this is more blatant than usual.
She being a psychology professor, I've wondered if this might just be a head-shrink exercise to gauge reactions. It's really beyond the pale.
Dr. Linda Brunton, Professor of Psychology
Does she still have her teeth? If so, Why?
dissent was only patriotic when Booosh was prezzdent. Now that “we are in charge”, things are going to be different. Get William Ayers’ Communist gulags ready to lock up the 25 million who need to be cleared from society to usher in CHANGE.
The good thing about bullies is that absolutely soul-satisfying sound they make hitting the ground.
Evidence is inconclusive....
What are gay rights?
Given that terms like gay, homosexual and same-sex do not appear in the Constitution, such things are not constitutionally protected rights.
No tuition for you next year Columbia State Community College!
I guess the parents of kids thay pay for College do not pay attention!
I would know of a vacant parking lot in about 3 weeks!
exactly
the homostapo shouts tolerance and yet they show their bigotry and hatred at anyone who doe snot go along with their perverted sex agenda
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