Re: The Center for Individual Rights & Why Boston College Fird Daly (was Re: de-tenuring of Mary Daly)

[Beth Goldstein <bg28@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wow, I knew that Mary Daly was targeted by a powerful right wing
organization, but I had no idea how chilling the situation really is.
Thanks for the education on CIR Yoshi and Katha, I'm going to spend a
little time on this.


 The Silva case was another. I've read lots about it -- and it
> seems very clear that Silva's remarks were quite mild-- I've said much
> worse in class, believe me!-- that the students were conservative
> christians who found ANY mention of sex horrifying, and that the
> University violated due process at least as flagrantly as BC did with
> Daly. Beth Goldstein and you, who worry that you will get in trouble for
> things you say in class, should be on Silva's Side.  his case is
> actually more about academic freedom than Mary Daly's.

I am not familiar with this case, but it seems as if I ought to be.  I
used to teach at a school with a lot of Orthodox Jews and fairly devout
Catholics.  I once got called on the carpet for an allusion to erotic
dreams.  This is chilling.

Beth