RE: CITR and the Koran

From: Matthew S. Mahoney <matthew.s.mahoney@vanderbilt.edu>
Date: Tue Aug 20 2002 - 23:59:54 EDT

I believe it's an issue because a state or federally-run institution is
forcing the reading of a religious text-there is no separation here. i do
agree, however, that the fact that it is the Koran gives people a more viable
plank with which to argue, especially in our current context. while i think
education on Islam is direly needed, I do agree it is mixing church and state.
i also, unfortunately, agree that if the text in question were the Bible, this
problem would not have evolved. thoughts?

>===== Original Message From "m e g h a n" <bedroomdancing@hotmail.com> =====
>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
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>>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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