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MineralMan

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4. There's also the issue of "Academic Freedom," which

Sat Nov 3, 2018, 11:40 AM

Nov 2018

is pretty closely guarded at the University level. The idea, of course is to allow and consider all points of view. That often leads to conflicts. How to limit that "freedom" without sacrificing the concept is a difficult question at times.

On the other hand, students can respond to whatever nonsense shows up on their campus. I remember "Holy Hubert" showing up, day after day at lunchtime in the quadrangle to harangue students by calling the women students "whores" and the men students "whoremongers."

The students responded by mocking him mercilessly and trying to incite him to a higher and higher level of screeching. He finally moved on to some other campus. "Holy Hubert" is famous in California.

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Oxford students vote against Christian group's residential camp [View all] MineralMan Nov 2018 OP

Good. I've come to the conclusion that liberal society needs to assert itself in a far OnDoutside Nov 2018 #1

It's interesting that Oxford students control access to the facilities. MineralMan Nov 2018 #2

That's true, and there are first amendment issues too, though there needs to be a OnDoutside Nov 2018 #3

There's also the issue of "Academic Freedom," which MineralMan Nov 2018 #4

Thanks, that was something else !!! OnDoutside Nov 2018 #5

They don't, in this case; this is them expressing their wishes to the governing body muriel_volestrangler Nov 2018 #6

Thanks for that information. MineralMan Nov 2018 #7