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Professor bans students from thanking God in graduation statements
Campus Reform ^

Posted on 05/05/2014 7:01:09 PM PDT by bryan999

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To: Lurker

Agreed.


41 posted on 05/05/2014 7:49:37 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: bryan999

Without Helms, NC perishes.


42 posted on 05/05/2014 7:51:00 PM PDT by Theodore R. (It was inevitable: Texans will always be for Cornball and George P.!)
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To: bryan999

Ever notice how many news stories there are lately regarding a liberal or liberal group banning or seeking to ban someone or someone’s point of view?

It’s who they are.


43 posted on 05/05/2014 7:51:18 PM PDT by MNnice
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To: bryan999

The students should do it anyway


44 posted on 05/05/2014 7:52:47 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Lurker

“I would like to thank God for his Divine aid and help ...”

“Be silent! You are forbidden to say that!”

“Shut up you piece of S***! F*** you! Where do you come off telling me what to do, you scumbag!” ( Guess I showed him! )

... That’s how it seems to me.


45 posted on 05/05/2014 7:56:55 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: GeronL

I was thinking, would it blow his mind if a student stopped, said that ‘since we cannot thank God aloud, the following minute of silence is doing the job/will have to suffice.’


46 posted on 05/05/2014 7:58:40 PM PDT by MHGinTN
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To: bryan999

Romans 1:28-32


47 posted on 05/05/2014 8:17:05 PM PDT by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: bryan999
“1. You can't thank God. I'm sorry about this – and I don't want to have to outline the reasons why.”

No,pal...be our guest.We've got time.And we're all ears.

48 posted on 05/05/2014 8:19:55 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Stalin Blamed The Kulaks,Obama Blames The Tea Party)
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To: bryan999

What a bigot!


49 posted on 05/05/2014 8:28:27 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: MeshugeMikey

Is that him? The one they now call Prof. Butthead?


50 posted on 05/05/2014 8:32:15 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: bryan999

So long as there are exams, there will be prayer on campus.


51 posted on 05/05/2014 8:35:07 PM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est - because of what Islam is and because of what Muslims do.)
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To: bryan999

The guy is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. It doesn’t sound like he’s very far up in the academic heirarchy. How would he have the right to ban (or permit) anything that anyone might say?


52 posted on 05/05/2014 8:36:07 PM PDT by free-in-nyc (Freeping from the heart of the occupation)
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To: lee martell

thats him alright...


53 posted on 05/05/2014 8:39:37 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: bryan999

Commie Professor, can they thank Allah?


54 posted on 05/05/2014 8:46:53 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: diamond6
Thanks for the link to his email. I sent him a courteous message with a link to this thread, hah. I doubt if he will open the link, but at least I felt good sending it, LOL.

BTW, the email went through with no difficulty.

Leni

55 posted on 05/05/2014 8:48:47 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: bryan999

So, if they just decided to thank Jesus at the end of their speech and walk away, what would happen? Take his degree away? Unlikely. Throw him out? It would embarrass the school and show everyone how ridiculous they are.


56 posted on 05/05/2014 8:50:04 PM PDT by NullPointerException
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They aren’t banned. Here’s the rest of the article:

...............”When asked if the university allows students to thank God upon graduation, ECU Executive Director of Communication Mary Schulken told Campus Reform that “the First Amendment allows them to thank God, to thank any force or any individual that they so desire.”

After Hvastkovs’s interview with Campus Reform, Provost Marilyn Sheerer released an email advising students disregard Hvastkovs’s guidelines.

Sheerer’s response told students that “[r]eligious references of any type will not be restricted,” and the “[u]niversity will only limit these expressions, as permitted by applicable First Amendment law.”


57 posted on 05/05/2014 8:52:05 PM PDT by Girlene (Hey, NSA!)
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To: bryan999

Some nerve of this jerk to demand what people can talk about.

Time to ship these people to the paradise they so lust after...North Korea. Get them out of the country.


58 posted on 05/05/2014 8:55:02 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: bryan999

Sounds like a job for FIRE.....


59 posted on 05/05/2014 8:56:50 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Lurker
You and me both. This guy needs a kick upside his head.

Now that's just silly, you know it would be impossible to land a kick there, what with his head being so far up his............

60 posted on 05/05/2014 8:57:20 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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