And that would be my situation as well where support of the Mission and Goals of a Catholic university is at issue but not any one person's religious preference.
I do believe, however, that on average, Catholic institutions are more tolerant as a consequence of a push towards being ecumenical that started in the late 1960's in that regard when compared to some other faith-based institutions. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:40:27 -0400 >From: "Serafin, John" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [tips] How Do You Explain A 4.4 Million Skeleton in a 6,000 Year >Old Universe? >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > >Michael, > >I know that there are some Christian colleges that expect every faculty member >to accept basic precepts of their faith, but that is not universal. I work at >a Catholic college, but we have many faculty who are not Catholic, not >Christian, and in some cases not religious at all. There is nothing unethical >about them. The question we address is simply, can you support the mission of >the college? From our perspective, one does not need to be Christian in order >to do so (otherwise, they would have found a way to get rid of me years ago). > >John >-- >John Serafin >Psychology Department >Saint Vincent College >Latrobe, PA 15650 >[email protected] > > >From: Michael Smith <[email protected]> >Reply-To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" ><[email protected]> >Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:11:01 -0400 >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> >Conversation: [tips] How Do You Explain A 4.4 Million Skeleton in a 6,000 Year >Old Universe? >Subject: Re: [tips] How Do You Explain A 4.4 Million Skeleton in a 6,000 Year >Old Universe? > >I think if a person works in a Christian college then the person has >to agree with the faith precepts of the institution. >So I doubt there would be any "secular" faculty at such institutions, >and if there are, they are clearly being unethical >under such circumstances. > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
