Like Americans, the English are used to being blamed for everything under the sun and being called all sorts of names as part of that. They try to explain themselves from time to time but rarely hit back at those who attack them. That now seems to have changed a bit, however -- but only among English people living in Scotland, unfortunately.
"English residents in Scotland are fuming at a shop selling T-shirts with the message "Grow Your Own Dope - Plant an Englishman". They have made official complaints alleging racism and are threatening to involve the police."
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W.Va. School Board Sued Over Jesus Artwork
The religion that may only be condemned again:
"Two civil liberties groups sued in federal court Wednesday to remove a picture of Jesus that has hung in a high school for more than 30 years."
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If it had been a picture of Mohammed, the school would no doubt have been praised for its "diversity" or "tolerance" or some such. No tolerance for the slightest hint of Christianity, though.
Frank Ellis Bows Out
One of the most hotly debated free speech issues in Britain this year has been the Frank Ellis affair. Ellis is a senior academic at an English university who recently declared publicly his acceptance of the common scientific finding that, on average, blacks have lower IQs than whites.
His university suspended him from teaching as a result -- which violated academic freedom as well as free speech generally.
But some settlement of the matter has now been reached. Richard Lynn advises by email that: "The university of Leeds has allowed Frank Ellis to take early retirement with a modest but adequate pension. He asks me to thank you all for support in the press that likely contributed to encouraging the university to settle."
I posted about the matter on March 13th.
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