Must not mention that the Catholic Church opposes homosexuality
And for a Catholic to AGREE with Catholic teaching is completely beyond the pale. No freedom of religion in an American university.
"The University of Illinois has fired an adjunct professor who taught courses on Catholicism after a student accused the instructor of engaging in hate speech by saying he agrees with the church's teaching that homosexual sex is immoral.
The professor, Ken Howell of Champaign, said his firing violates his academic freedom. He also lost his job at an on-campus Catholic center.
Howell, who taught Introduction to Catholicism and Modern Catholic Thought, says he was fired at the end of the spring semester after sending an e-mail explaining some Catholic beliefs to his students preparing for an exam.
"Natural Moral Law says that Morality must be a response to REALITY," he wrote in the e-mail. "In other words, sexual acts are only appropriate for people who are complementary, not the same."
An unidentified student sent an e-mail to religion department head Robert McKim on May 13, calling Howell's e-mail "hate speech." The student claimed to be a friend of the offended student. The writer said in the e-mail that his friend wanted to remain anonymous.
"Teaching a student about the tenets of a religion is one thing," the student wrote. "Declaring that homosexual acts violate the natural laws of man is another."
Howell said he was teaching his students about the Catholic understanding of natural moral law.
"My responsibility on teaching a class on Catholicism is to teach what the Catholic Church teaches," Howell said in an interview with The News-Gazette in Champaign. "I have always made it very, very clear to my students they are never required to believe what I'm teaching and they'll never be judged on that."
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18 comments:
Good riddance.
How ironic when the RC priesthood preaches what it doesn't practise (or at least many of them in many countries around the world - not only practising homosexuality but what is certainly immoral, namely pedophilia)!
God does not exist. Satan does not exist. "Your Worst Nightmare" unfortunately does exist. Pathetic excuse for a human being.
nice display of Athiest Ad-homs - you are so full of it while cowering behind the anonymous tag - why don't you have the guts to post under you own names
When church tells state what it can and cannot say, that violates separation of church and state.
When state tells church what it can and cannot say, that violates separation of church and state.
"THANK GOD FOR AIDS! "
---You're not better than they are.
I wonder if an instructor would be fired if the discussion was about the biological compatibility of homosexuality. After all, sex between the same sex is not compatible biologically.
"After all, sex between the same sex is not compatible biologically."
---Sex is about pleasure, not biological compatibility. By your standards, any sex act that doesn't lead to procreation is unnatural.
Same mentality that says sex between different races is incompatible and against nature.
except that there is only one race scientifically speaking that is.
He was hired to teach, not proselytize. I read the teacher's email that was sent out. It was illogical gibberish presented as factual information. At one point he said that people get sex changes so they can have sex in new kinky ways; not that the person thinks they were born the wrong gender. That clearly shows how completely out of touch with reality this guy is.
Just remember that Catholicism falls under the umbrella of Christianity, so if this guy gets fired for stating what the Bible says, be assured that Christians of other denominations could be fired as well.
Will the anti-christians who make snide comments about believers be terminated as well? Will the pagans who preach their lifestyles and beliefs in class be let go? I am amused at some of the posters who are over joyed that he lost his job because of his beliefs. The first amendment applies to all, or to none.
bobby said...
"THANK GOD FOR AIDS! "
"---You're not better than they are."
Yes i am. Anyone and/or anything is better than they are, except people who live in FloriDUH.
"Yes i am. Anyone and/or anything is better than they are, except people who live in FloriDUH."
---Actually, you're worst than the the most annoying gay activist, show me one gay activist marching with signs that say "Thank God for Obesity" or "Thank God for Cancer" or "Thank God for Leukemia." What kind of heartless sick bastard wishes disease on other people?
You think sexuality is everything? Obama's straight, happy with that? Glad that he does to his wife what he does to the country?
The issue is IDEOLOGY! Having the right ideology is more important than having the right sexuality. I'd rather deal with a gay republican than a straight progressive.
Thank God for Obama. (that should piss off a few of ya)
"Thank God for Obama. (that should piss off a few of ya)"
---Not necessarily, as much as I hate Obama, I admit that if his presidency results in a conservative/libertarian revival that gets rid of career politicians and brings back limited government, fiscal responsibility, and American pride, I'll be glad. After all, it took a Jimmy Carter to get America ready for a Ronald Reagan.
Is this the argument that recommends banging your head on a brick wall because it feels so good when you stop?!
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