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Faculty leaving University in droves over statement they must sign [W:89]

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Faculty leaving University in droves over statement they must sign


A small Baptist school in Georgia has recently required its faculty members to sign a statement that would cause them to swear to behaving in a certain way

A university in Georgia is bleeding faculty after adding a new section to employee contracts last October. The "Personal Lifestyle Statement" requires employees to reject homosexuality, premarital sex, adultery, drug use and public drinking near campus. It also mandates that staff be active in a local church.

In an anonymous survey in April, only 12 percent of faculty and staff said that they planned to stay at Shorter University, a 139-year-old Baptist school, reports Inside Higher Ed. More than 50 resigned before the new contracts were even distributed, and certain departments, such as science and fine arts, have been "eviscerated," according to Michael Wilson, a tenured librarian for the university who's worked there for 14 years.
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One of those who has not resigned is the librarian, Mr Wilson. He's gay and he crossed out the line "I reject as acceptable all sexual activity not in agreement with the Bible, including, but not limited to, premarital sex, adultery, and homosexuality." when he signed the doctrinal behaviour statement. He does not expect to keep his position at the school and has already sent his resume to several other colleges.
 
The statement that they need to sign doesn't seem that extreme....those things only apply when they are "near campus". ;)
 
And so it begins... :lol:

Seriously, by this time people should understand that if they work for any institution... hospital, university, etc. ... that is religiously controlled, that control will eventually be forced upon them, whether they want it or not.
 
School is within their rights, but I find the faculty's response funny and correct.
 
Frankly, I would expect that most people who want to work for a religious school, should not be surprised that the school requires behavioral standards. Private schools are nice to work for, if you're a teacher, but there's a price to pay for getting a cushier job than a public school system offers.
 
lizzie said:
Frankly, I would expect that most people who want to work for a religious school, should not be surprised that the school requires behavioral standards. Private schools are nice to work for, if you're a teacher, but there's a price to pay for getting a cushier job than a public school system offers.
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Presumably these faculty members are all adults.
 
and who said sharia law would not come to the US
clearly, our own version is alive and healthy in GA
 
I almost went to this school...yikes.
 
Why should the government be the only ones to control you? All we have now are Federals, States, Counties, Cities and Neighborhoods. This is not enough! Your employers and your neighbors need to get in to the act. Otherwise, some immorality might slip through the net and before you know it it will be man on dog, woman on cat etc.
 
lizzie said:
Frankly, I would expect that most people who want to work for a religious school, should not be surprised that the school requires behavioral standards. Private schools are nice to work for, if you're a teacher, but there's a price to pay for getting a cushier job than a public school system offers.
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Actually most of these small religious colleges pay less and offer fewer benefits than the big guys but they do attract faculty members who for the most part believe in the tenets of the particular faith that controls the school. BUT , almost every academician of quality does have a personal boundary concerning not only their personal freedom but also that of their colleagues. While one might not agree with all that person in the next classroom is saying, the true teacher understands there should always be 'discusssion' and dissent; it helps students learn.


No way could I work for any school controlled by a religious belief.
 
Lightdemon said:
The statement that they need to sign doesn't seem that extreme....those things only apply when they are "near campus". ;)
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I think that perhaps they could say "on campus", but not near campus. Only on property they directly own, and even then it's iffy.
 
My goodness, you public sector teachers are a hoot...Look, it is a private, Baptist school. You secularists educators can't stand that there are other institutions out there that you can't control and remove Christianity from the square....Nanny, nanny, boo, boo.....


j-mac
 
With most of the staff leaving this is hurting Shorter more than any gay faculty member could.
 
j-mac said:
My goodness, you public sector teachers are a hoot...Look, it is a private, Baptist school. You secularists educators can't stand that there are other institutions out there that you can't control and remove Christianity from the square....Nanny, nanny, boo, boo.....


j-mac
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Actions and consequences, yes? The school tried to enforce a new contract and lost the vast majority of its teachers in the process which will severely hurt its ability to teach.
 
There's a name for this type of school...Madrassah.
 
lizzie said:
It's not law, when it's a policy of a private business.
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It's the law on that campus, for that faculty and those students, just as Shari'a is law for those people who choose to subject themselves to it.
 
Thunder said:
ah, so the Christian Taliban IS real!
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Umm, not quite. The Taliban will cut your head off for behaviors they have deemed are wrong. This college is not killing anyone, and is not forcing anyone to do anything against their will. It's a term of employment, and anyone who doesn't want to work for them, certainly is free not to.
 
I assumed most, if not all, private Christian schools had something like this in their contracts for unemployment and in the rules for students to follow. Not a big deal, really. If you don't like it, don't work or go to school there.
 
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