Posts Tagged ‘the Koran’
“It’s not in the Koran”
“How do you respond when someone says, “It’s not in the Koran” (implying that if it isn’t in the Koran it is not a part of Islam)? Usually the conversation ends.”
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Iowa State’s decision to ban the Bible reminds me of their decision in 2005 to deny tenure to a former faculty member, Guillermo Gonzalez, co-author of “The Privileged Planet.” Mr. Guillermo’s book made the case for “intelligent design,” a politically-incorrect view in academia dominated by atheists. Even though Mr. Gonzalez didn’t teach this philosophy in his classroom, 124 members faculty signed a petition denouncing intelligent design, reinforcing their hostility to all things religious.
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