Thursday, August 05, 2010

Homosexuality and the Moral Failure of Higher Education

Homosexuality and the Moral Failure of Higher Education

By R.R. Reno
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2010/08/homosexuality-and-the-moral-failure-of-higher-education
August 5, 2010

Recently, Kenneth Howell, an adjunct professor who worked for Newman Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, was told by his department chair that he could no longer teach there. His offense: explaining and clarifying the Catholic moral teaching on homosexuality while teaching a class on Catholicism. A couple of students complained to the department chair with the usual charge: his moral reasoning is hate speech that creates a hostile environment for gays and lesbians.

Meanwhile, Jennifer Keeton, a student at Augusta State University in Georgia, was forced to undergo "sensitivity training." Her offense: believing Christian teaching on homosexuality. She was told that if she did not change her moral beliefs and affirm homosexuality, she could not graduate with a degree in counseling.

Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org

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