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Originally posted by whirlysplat
Religious People Described as Moral Retards

Yeah, figured that title would get your attention.

A professor from Brooklyn College in New York city has "ignited a firestorm of controversy" over some opinions and questionable comments he made about organized religion - on an online journal. Professor Timothy Shortell is set to become head of the schools Sociology department, but that appointment may be in serious trouble.

Read it for yourself in the foxnews article:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,158337,00.html

I'm all for free speech, but I think he may have crossed the line, away from debate, and into the realm of "hate speech". His new blog on his website - www.shortell.org, seems reasonable - until you actually read the essay that sparked the outcry. Read it for yourself. Reasonable opinion? Hate Speech? Radical Intolerance? "On the money"?

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Originally posted by WindDancer
I also believe in freedom of speech. I'm sucha a beliver that I will use it right now on Professor Timothy Shortell....personally I think he is a friggin moron looking for popularity and is using the oldest trick in the world. Which is controversy...it wouldn't surprise me to see this guy in the next few years (or maybe sooner) publishing a book on the topic of Relgion and how he believes in blah, blah, blah. It wouldn't surprise me if the New York times call it "Stunning" or "Provoking". It wouldn't surprise me if it becomes the best seller. And of course it wouldn't surprise to see a bunch of numbskulls buying this book because it symbolizes their very own opinion.

I'm done...for now.