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Universities should adhere to the same standards of speech as the rest of society--those defined by the First Amendment. Unfortunately, hate speech policies like the one at Brown broaden the constitutional definition of "fighting words" and narrow the definition of protected "speech...
Jesus Christ, as portrayed in some New Testament passages, is "narrow- minded" and "vindictive." The Gospel writers "twisted" the facts concerning Jesus' resurrection, which was never meant to be taken literally. The virgin birth of Christ is an unthinkable notion, and there is not much value in the doctrine of the Trinity, or in the belief that Jesus Christ was sent to save fallen humanity from sin. St. Paul, the missionary of Christianity to the Gentiles, was a repressed and "self-loathing" homosexual. As for the Old Testament, it contains a "vicious tribal code of ethics" attributed to a "sadistic...
Unbelievably enough, Harvard was able to hold onto a narrow 1-0 lead through two-thirds of the third period before Bev Stickles was whistled for interference. This penalty provided NU with its third opportunity to tie the game...
EVEN MORE WORRISOME, however, is the fact that this liberal mentality is the only one that many consider acceptable. A "leftist McCarthyism" has attempted to quell any ensuing dialogue, and has portrayed any opposing view as narrow-minded or unworthy of consideration. Frankly, I find this attitude not only greatly disturbing, but disgusting as well...
Clearly, this isn't the traditional approach to dispensing wisdom about the subtle workings of nature. But Layzer says he is frustrated with such conventional methods, which he says encourage a rather narrow perception of science...