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You reap what you sow
I find it amazing and ironic that the religious right is crying discrimination with regard to a provision in the stimulus bill to ban money designated for school renovation from being spent on facilities that allow “religious worship”:
These are the same people that argued that government should stay out of the affairs of private schools:
I do not feel that public funding should be extended to any organization that discriminates against an individual based on their sexual orientation. If you want your child to be indoctrinated, you’re going to have to pay extra for it.
UW-Eau Claire Bible Study Controversy
While listening to WTAQ this morning on my way to work, I believe it was Jerry Bader who commented on a recent controversy at UW-Eau Claire regarding a resident assistant (RA) whom was conducting bible study sessions in the basement of the dorm where he lived and worked. Surprisingly, I couldn’t find any articles about this incident in The Spectator (UW-Eau Claire’s student-run newspaper), but Google News came to my rescue. Apparently, this RA was sent a letter forbidding him from conducting the bible study sessions within the dorm where he worked.
Not surprisingly, this created a controversy over the individual’s rights and freedom of speech. From the article linked below:
The controversy began on July 26, when UWEC Associate Director for Housing and Residence Life Deborah Newman sent a letter saying RAs could not lead Bible studies in their dorms at any time. Her reason for this was that students might not think Bible study-leading RAs were sufficiently “approachable.”
…and from this article:
They can participate in one, or lead one in another building. The school says if assistants lead bible studies in their dorm, it might make them seem unapproachable to some students. Administrators say it could also violate the separation of church and state because RA’s are university employees.
I think the ban is a good idea, since it appears to me that they are welcome to study by themselves, as well as participate in any other religious activities both on- and off-campus, so long as it’s not in the dorm where they work and live. They article below also mentioned, “Newman’s letter added that Koran and Torah studies would be similarly prohibited,” so I don’t see any discrimination there.
Finally, he is essentially an employee of the state in a state-run institution. Accepting the position of RA comes with several
restrictions, and this is one of them. Although I agree this policy should have been spelled out in some sort of handbook that he should have received, nobody put a gun to his head to become an RA. Such restrictions are a large part of the reason many students choose not to become RAs.
What do you think?
- College Bans Dormitory Bible Studies (Nice sensationalistic headline, there.)
November 4th, 2005 
News & Current Events, religion 
Tags: eau claire, news, Politics, religion, more... The Religion of Peace Strikes Again
Some would interpret it as a reason for us to leave the country we “invaded”, others would see it as justification for our war on terror. I tend to agree with the latter, but you can make up your own mind. The video is extremely graphic and I don’t recommend you watch it unless you have a strong control over your stomach.
The Financial Parable of 10 Virgins
I was listening to the Rush Limbaugh show yesterday, and the guest host read an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal regarding the mortgage crisis. It makes an analogy between the mortgage situation and Matthew 25:1-13. I thought it was interesting and quite fitting.
Since WSJ Online is a dirty harlot, you have to pay for the article unless you’re referred by a partner site, so:
- Click here: http://www.digg.com/business_finance/WSJ_com_Wisdom_Folly_in_Turmoil
- Then click the “WSJ.com – Wisdom, Folly in Turmoil” link just above the article summary.
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