[Vision2020] UI and WSU statement on slavery (Questioning Authority)
Tom Hansen
thansen@moscow.com
Fri, 14 Nov 2003 05:45:29 -0800
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I agree, Ms. Huskey. In fact, had Rod Johnson actually taken the time =
to read UI President Michael's comments he woud clearly realize that he =
(President Michael) and the university fully support Wilson's and =
Wilkin's first amendment rights, if not the message.
Tom Hansen
UI '96
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From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com =
[mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On Behalf Of Melynda Huskey
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 7:54 PM
To: rodney johnson; Vision 2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] UI and WSU statement on slavery (Questioning =
Authority)
Rod Johnson notes:
>The website of UI=E2=80=99s Office of Diversity and Human Rights=20
>(www.webs.uidaho.edu/diversity), while displaying warm and fuzzy =
language=20
>about =E2=80=9Cinclusion=E2=80=9D and non-discrimination based on =
religious views, among=20
>other things, has posted in downloadable format a copy of the =
hit-piece=20
>written by two UI history professors, who rail against the =
=E2=80=9Cfollowers=E2=80=9D of=20
>Wilson and against certain clusters of Protestant churches based on =
their=20
>theological views, stereotyping them (red flag!) in the broadest =
possible=20
>brush as =E2=80=9Cfascists.=E2=80=9D =20
I recommend the essay, which is clear, concise, and well-written, and =
which doesn't bear much resemblance to Rod's description. Of its ten =
pages, all but two paragraphs are concerned with examining the evidence =
cited and arguments made in the Wilkins and Wilson tract.
"Fascism," if you're looking, appears in the penultimate paragraph, as =
part of a quotation from Slavov Zizek, describing the movement variously =
known as Theonomy or Christian Reconstructionism. In common with =
fascism, the Theonomic movement posits a world in which deadly force =
rids the body politic of polluting dissenters. Its adherents differ on =
whether or not violence is justified before achieving world domination; =
they all agree that afterwards, it's conversion or the sword. (Remember =
those Amalekites!)
No-one's asserted that Wilkins and Wilson don't have every right to =
hold and express their views, to rent the UI's facilities for a =
conference, or to self-publish their essays. Let 'er rip, say I. But =
last time I checked, free expression didn't come with a guarantee that =
no one would disagree. Why wouldn't the University make clear that it =
did not associate itself, as indeed the scholarly community does not =
associate itself, and as most of our local community does not associate =
itself, with crypto-academic crackpottery which has created considerable =
anxiety among students, staff, and faculty?
Melynda Huskey
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D838214113-14112003><FONT face=3Dverdana>I agree, Ms.=20
Huskey. In fact, had Rod Johnson actually taken the time to read =
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D838214113-14112003><FONT face=3Dverdana>Tom=20
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D838214113-14112003>UI '96</SPAN></DIV>
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vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]<B>On =
Behalf=20
Of </B>Melynda Huskey<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 13, 2003 7:54 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B> rodney johnson; Vision 2020<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:=20
[Vision2020] UI and WSU statement on slavery (Questioning=20
Authority)<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Rod Johnson notes:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>>The website of UI=E2=80=99s Office of Diversity and Human =
Rights=20
<BR>>(www.webs.uidaho.edu/diversity), while displaying warm and =
fuzzy=20
language <BR>>about =E2=80=9Cinclusion=E2=80=9D and =
non-discrimination based on religious=20
views, among <BR>>other things, has posted in downloadable format a =
copy of=20
the hit-piece <BR>>written by two UI history professors, who rail =
against=20
the =E2=80=9Cfollowers=E2=80=9D of <BR>>Wilson and against certain =
clusters of Protestant=20
churches based on their <BR>>theological views, stereotyping them =
(red=20
flag!) in the broadest possible <BR>>brush as =
=E2=80=9Cfascists.=E2=80=9D </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I recommend the essay, which is clear, concise, and well-written, =
and=20
which doesn't bear much resemblance to Rod's description. Of its =
ten=20
pages, all but two paragraphs are concerned with examining the =
evidence=20
cited and arguments made in the Wilkins and Wilson tract.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Fascism," if you're looking, appears in the penultimate =
paragraph, as=20
part of a quotation from Slavov Zizek, describing the movement =
variously known=20
as Theonomy or Christian Reconstructionism. In common with =
fascism, the=20
Theonomic movement posits a world in which deadly force rids =
the body=20
politic of polluting dissenters. Its adherents differ=20
on whether or not violence is justified before achieving =
world=20
domination; they all agree that afterwards, it's conversion or the =
sword.=20
(Remember those Amalekites!)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>No-one's asserted that Wilkins and Wilson don't have every right =
to hold=20
and express their views, to rent the UI's facilities for a conference, =
or to=20
self-publish their essays. Let 'er rip, say I. But last =
time I=20
checked, free expression didn't come with a guarantee that no one =
would=20
disagree. Why wouldn't the University make clear that it did not =
associate itself, as indeed the scholarly community does not associate =
itself,=20
and as most of our local community does not associate itself, with=20
crypto-academic crackpottery which has created considerable anxiety =
among=20
students, staff, and faculty?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Melynda Huskey</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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