Re: CITR and the Koran

I think that this issue shouldn't even be an issue. It's just another book.
And I know there wouldn't be an controversey if students had been asked to
read the Christian Bible. And *that* scares me.
>From: Mike42082@aol.com
>Reply-To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
>To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
>Subject: CITR and the Koran
>Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:24:01 -0400
>
>Have you guys heard about the summer reading program at UNC that required
>students to read the Koran over the summer and hold discussion groups? It
>has gotten alot of national attention on NPR, I think. There have been
>several lawsuits over it and even the governor vowed to withdraw state
>funding if UNC went through with the program.
>
>I am a Junior now at UNC, so I didn't have to read the book, but I was
>wondering what you guys think of the issue, if you have heard about it. It
>reminds me of when I was in high school and CITR was pulled from reading
>lists along with Romeo and Juliet, etc. But this is a liberal arts
>college, you know? It's supposed to shake your head up--not tell you that
>you've been right your whole life.
>
>In the past year, my professors and TAs have conveyed non-confrontation
>with issues like this. Do you guys think there is a chance that academic
>environments, like public universities, are susceptible (to any degree) to
>the whims of society?
>
>I guess it just scares me.
>
>Mike
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