VOLuntarilyConservative

Maybe you can help me out here. When Bill Hobbs decided to freely excercise his right to free speech and publish his feelings about Islam, was that a personal decision, or an obligation he felt to represent Belmont University?

My hunch is both Bill Hobbs and Belmont decided that was Bill's personal choice as are the consequences. The First Amendment grants us all the right to be fools. It doesn't protect you from the consequences of the choices you make in excercising this right.

Christian Grantham
http://www.christiangrantham.com
 

Christian -

So, are you for universities that take public moneys (as even "private colleges" do) making employment decisions based on what one does in his private life?

That's a slippery slope that homosexuals, Muslims, Christians, Republicans, et al, may not be willing to approach.

Cheers,

Rob
 

Rob,
If Bill had been a teacher there and had tenure like Ward Churchill, Bill could have said the U.S. deserved to be hit on 9/11, written about it, and still not have lost his job.
I'm not fond of double standards.
Fortunately, Bill is fine. With a wife and child, it could (too easily) have gone the other way and been tragic. I am hoping this turns out to be a good thing for Bill.
Meanwhile, the Ward Churchills rave on in our Universities.