tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36806700.post756445530107103544..comments2023-10-26T01:39:57.979-07:00Comments on Nancy Rapoport's Blogspot: Academic freedom for folks who don't yet have jobs at an institution.Jim Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07826239123270878626noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36806700.post-82931402507286677812014-08-17T19:41:26.558-07:002014-08-17T19:41:26.558-07:00I think people cry out when something or someone a...I think people cry out when something or someone aligns with their personal philosophies. For example the Discovery Institute in Seattle is quick to cry when a teacher is disciplined or fired if that teacher is a proponent of Creationism/Intelligent Design. Yet for all their defense of people like John Freshwater and Guillermo Gonzalez, where were they in the cases of Chris Comer, John Schneider, or Karl Giberson? <br /><br />The answer is Freshwater and Gonzalez subscribe to the Discovery Institute's pet religious concept of Creationism/Intelligent Design. So they cry out in their defense, complaining of Academic Freedom and Free Speech issues, but when actual Academic Freedom is abridged or Free Speech curtailed, they are no where to be seen.Ted Herrlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194189686075222808noreply@blogger.com