"We all do them." At least you admitted that.

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Tom Brosz — 11/8/2004 12:00:17 AM (archived)

For every example you can give of someone being suppressed in a class for expressing an overly-liberal viewpoint, I can probably find two examples of some university squelching someone whose views aren't liberal enough.

I can think of a few classrooms where a girl wearing a cross on a necklace might have been treated like the girl you mentioned.

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Scopes Trial - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 9:11:51 PM
- Without getting to deep into it... - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/9/2004 7:59:13 PM
- So what is your point here, really? Just point-scoring? - Daniel - 11/9/2004 4:02:47 PM
  - re: point-scoring? Why not? - Tom Brosz - 11/9/2004 5:14:48 PM
    - Why not? good question. - Daniel - 11/9/2004 5:20:50 PM
- William Jennings Bryant may have been opposed to Social Darwinism, but that's not how Tennessee wrote its statute. - Mary Anne - 11/7/2004 2:54:50 PM
  - "We all do them." At least you admitted that. - Tom Brosz - 11/8/2004 12:00:17 AM
    - "At least": how generous - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 12:08:48 AM
      - You know, I'm thinking of moving to Santa Cruz or Berkeley. - Tom Brosz - 11/8/2004 12:47:46 AM
        
        My husband's job - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 12:56:50 AM
  - re: William Jennings Bryant may have been opposed to Social Darwinism, but that's not how Tennessee wrote its statute. - gbaikie - 11/7/2004 11:20:21 PM
    - A little history: - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 12:05:14 AM
      - re: A little history: - gbaikie - 11/8/2004 1:03:18 AM
        
        She was told it was "inappropriate for school". - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 2:04:15 AM
        
        re: She was told it was "inappropriate for school". - gbaikie - 11/8/2004 3:24:49 AM
        
        The book was singled out. It was no different from any other book except for its content. - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 4:28:48 AM
        
        re: The book was singled out. It was no different from any other book except for its content. - gbaikie - 11/8/2004 7:04:50 AM
        
        SSR as applied in the school in question. - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 11:24:44 AM
        
        re: SSR as applied in the school in question. - gbaikie - 11/8/2004 12:02:42 PM
- Joining The Republican's Creationist Agenda Too? - Mark Eby - 11/7/2004 3:22:05 AM
- Oh, and the original David Brooks article - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 9:13:11 PM

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