“Being exiles does not mean being cynical. It does not mean being indifferent or uninvolved. The salt of the earth does not mock rotting meat. Where it can, it saves and seasons. And where it can’t, it weeps. And the light of the world does not withdraw, saying “good riddance” to godless darkness. It labors to illuminate. But not dominate.”
* Is my point of view offered with respect to those who disagree?
* Do I assume the best of those who are my political opponents?
* Does it look like I am raging against injustice or against people made in God’s image?
* Am I showing honor when reviled or slandered?
“Administrators at Vassar College agreed to personally shred a pocket Constitution after an undercover reporter posing as a student complained that she felt “triggered” by its distribution on campus, while professors at Oberlin College confided that they shared the reporter’s misgivings about the founding document.”
““And so what I think you’re sharing with me is that your interaction in receiving this was harming, right?” Grab confirms. “And that’s what we certainly want to avoid; we don’t want to limit people in exchanging ideas or having opposing viewpoints, but when it’s disruptive or causing harm…”
“Yeah, which I think the Constitution does,” the reporter interjects. “I mean, it’s not just me, it’s—I mean I thought that Vassar wanted to create like a safe place here, you know a place that … where students could walk around and not be scared of seeing discriminating things on campus.”
Noting that “I’m sure there are also some people who, who maybe don’t understand the impact that this might have on folks,” Grab asks the reporter whether there is anything that can be done to create an “educational moment” regarding the issue.
“Yeah, I guess, maybe,” the reporter responds, suggesting that “maybe the Constitution should be removed from campus permanently.”
“In the second video, officials at Cornell, Syracuse, and Yale all offer similar responses, though several of them, lacking access to a shredder, had to tear or cut the document instead. Like the first, it is filmed in the undercover style made famous by the 2009 ACORN videos produced by James O’Keefe, who is also Project Veritas’ founder.
“Let me find out what the policies are, on distribution of materials, propaganda,” Yale Director of Academic Integrity Programs and Senior Deputy Title 1X Coordinator Jason Killheffer told the reporter during an outdoor meeting at a sidewalk cafe after she had related her dismay at finding a stack of pocket Constitutions lying around in her dorm building, one of which she had brought with her as evidence.
“If your freedom of expression impacts other people’s ability to engage actively in the community, to engage in their education or really take full advantage of everything that the university has to offer, then that’s when things cross that line,” he explained, but stopped short of endorsing the reporter’s proposal to ban the Constitution entirely, saying, “if this document exists in the library, it is not in your face.”
Wandering Views 
Good reminder about tenor, tone and conduct honoring all for those of us active on social media
http://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/trevinwax/2013/11/25/does-your-facebook-rant-honor-everyone/
“Being exiles does not mean being cynical. It does not mean being indifferent or uninvolved. The salt of the earth does not mock rotting meat. Where it can, it saves and seasons. And where it can’t, it weeps. And the light of the world does not withdraw, saying “good riddance” to godless darkness. It labors to illuminate. But not dominate.”
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Here’s the author’s suggested filter:
* Is my point of view offered with respect to those who disagree?
* Do I assume the best of those who are my political opponents?
* Does it look like I am raging against injustice or against people made in God’s image?
* Am I showing honor when reviled or slandered?
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Some are taking the whole “safe zones” and “triggers” too far……
Rejoice! These are the folks running higher education. Yay. 🙄
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=6946
“Administrators at Vassar College agreed to personally shred a pocket Constitution after an undercover reporter posing as a student complained that she felt “triggered” by its distribution on campus, while professors at Oberlin College confided that they shared the reporter’s misgivings about the founding document.”
““And so what I think you’re sharing with me is that your interaction in receiving this was harming, right?” Grab confirms. “And that’s what we certainly want to avoid; we don’t want to limit people in exchanging ideas or having opposing viewpoints, but when it’s disruptive or causing harm…”
“Yeah, which I think the Constitution does,” the reporter interjects. “I mean, it’s not just me, it’s—I mean I thought that Vassar wanted to create like a safe place here, you know a place that … where students could walk around and not be scared of seeing discriminating things on campus.”
Noting that “I’m sure there are also some people who, who maybe don’t understand the impact that this might have on folks,” Grab asks the reporter whether there is anything that can be done to create an “educational moment” regarding the issue.
“Yeah, I guess, maybe,” the reporter responds, suggesting that “maybe the Constitution should be removed from campus permanently.”
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And Yale, Cornell, and Syracuse play along too….
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=6953
“In the second video, officials at Cornell, Syracuse, and Yale all offer similar responses, though several of them, lacking access to a shredder, had to tear or cut the document instead. Like the first, it is filmed in the undercover style made famous by the 2009 ACORN videos produced by James O’Keefe, who is also Project Veritas’ founder.
“Let me find out what the policies are, on distribution of materials, propaganda,” Yale Director of Academic Integrity Programs and Senior Deputy Title 1X Coordinator Jason Killheffer told the reporter during an outdoor meeting at a sidewalk cafe after she had related her dismay at finding a stack of pocket Constitutions lying around in her dorm building, one of which she had brought with her as evidence.
“If your freedom of expression impacts other people’s ability to engage actively in the community, to engage in their education or really take full advantage of everything that the university has to offer, then that’s when things cross that line,” he explained, but stopped short of endorsing the reporter’s proposal to ban the Constitution entirely, saying, “if this document exists in the library, it is not in your face.”
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Now I’m offended too. 🙂
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