Heather Martel
Assistant Professor
Associate Faculty, Women's and Gender Studies
(PhD UC-Irvine)
US/Gender History
Early Modern Atlantic World
Email: Heather.Martel@nau.edu
Office phone: 928-523-6993
A Northern Arizona University student was recently asked to stop reading his Bible prior to the start of one of his classes
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“It’s a systemic problem, not just at this university, but across the United States in the restriction of free speech,” Holden told Campus Reform, revealing that he eventually withdrew from Martel’s class.
As Holden sees it, most college professors are “pushing an ideology on students and any opposition to this is refuted and slashed.” While there may exist students “who want to speak up,” they don’t “feel that they can because of fear about their grades,” he elaborated, noting that conservative-leaning professors face similar concerns in relation to keeping their jobs.
Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Casey Mattox weighed in on the matter, telling Campus Reform that "public universities are supposed to serve as a marketplace of ideas, and Christian students are not second class citizens on their tax-funded campuses."
"By singling out a student's religious views for discriminatory treatment a professor not only violates the First Amendment, but also disserves the very purpose of a university," he added.
Campus Reform contacted both Martel and Heng, offering them the opportunity to address Holden’s characterization of the events and offer their own perspectives, but neither responded in time for publication.
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This rat hole is the home of transgenders and cross dressing in America. A real dump.
If it was me the next day I would be back with a Hustler magazine...
The instructor and chairman are bullies, IMHO.
It’s time for Christians to politely refuse such requests and let the school escalate the action.
Contact info for the “professor” the “ChairMAN” and the U Prez and Board of Trustees, et al?
Flake(1) and Flake(2), where are you on this? Guv?
I could have written this as a college freshman in 1977.
Sue the bastards
Seriously.
My first inclination was to look up a number to call the school and complain.
Although it’s still not clear what was going on. If a student uses a Bible to stir up trouble, that’s as unbiblical as you can get.
We need to start playing smarter than this.
If you are going to go into class with a Bible because you know they will react negatively, you need to have a copy of a Koran with you (or a friend with one) and start reading that too. (or pretend to) and see what happens
Have video recording.
I earned my MBA FRom NAU in 1977. I was 36 years old at the time, and perhaps my age and life experiences (11 years USN active duty as a Naval Aviator) made a difference, but I seriously doubt it.
It was a different time, a different era. I do not recall any LIEberal indoctrination during my 2.5 years as a Grad student at NAU. As far as I was concerned, NAU was a good University and the MBA program was very highly rated.
Students & professors were serious and did not, to the best of my knowledge, as noted above, engage in LIEberal indoctrination.
I’m not pleased with this revolting development! Will definitely let NAU PooBahs know of my displeasure!
Hey Prof...will you, will you GTFO of my country?!
To which he said, no thank you and kept reading.
Can you imagine the outrage if this had happened while he was reading the Koran?
Maybe he should prop a satanic bible up on his desk for all to see. Would the prof make any comment?
Does the university have a published list of banned reading materials? If not, then the prof should receive an administrative repercussion.
..."prohibiting the free exercise thereof." [religion]
?????
As conservatives, we understand the symptoms of 1930's Germany. Keeping Anne Coulter from speaking is no different than book burning. The "Brown Shirts" are now wearing black hoodies and masks. If the 2nd Amendment people relax because Trump is POTUS, they are making a huge mistake. It's time to make a counter attack for religious liberty and freedom of speech and assembly. The ACLJ might be a spot to start supporting. The NRA and GOA have long fought over members, but at least we should belong to something. The same vigor we have for gun rights should come for the 1st Amendment from conservative blogs.
I'm old enough to remember the KKK marching in Skokie Ill and the police had to surround them, risking their lives, to allow them to spew their crap. We were taught that protecting their rights protected ours. Today, after watching decades of the flag being burnt, I have to live in fear to wave the flag due to these fascists not wanting to even see a flag. We are losing our country and the 2nd amendment won't survive if the 1st dies.
bkmk
Lawsuit! x 3 only way to keep free speech free (for now...)