The President called Tuesday for a purge of liberal and secular teachers from the country's universities,
Do you agree with this demand?
2006-09-05 04:39:49 · 28 answers · asked by Left the building 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The statement is a direct quote from a reputable news source which I will identify after receiving a few more answers.
2006-09-05 04:43:43 · update #1
I'm not asking your opinion about the crediblity of the statement, it is a direct quote, I'm asking if you agree with the demand.
Lots of dodgy "answers," but the source is credible and the quote is accurate.
2006-09-05 04:46:12 · update #2
Bryrose, the source is an AP wire story that just hit the wire. I'm not citing it for a reason that should become obvious when it is cited.
But, what difference does it make? Do you or do you not support the demand?
2006-09-05 04:52:06 · update #3
"The President" is the President of Iran:
http://my.ev1.net/english/news/newsarticle.asp?articleID=50425967&subject=international
Interesting that so many refused to answer the question. And, that so many had no problem associating the demand with the current US administration.
Those who denounce "liberals" & "secularists," including the current administration, share the same ideology as the President of Iran.
2006-09-05 04:58:39 · update #4
The President of what country?
And regardless of that, no I don't agree.
2006-09-05 04:45:28 · answer #1 · answered by N 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You must be talking about Iran.
Iran's leader calls for purge of liberal professors
Ahmadinejad says 'change has begun' to staffing in country's universities
Morteza Nikoubazl / Reuters
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets with Iranian students and scientists in Tehran on Tuesday, where he called for the removal of liberal and secular teachers in the country's universities.
Updated: 6:17 a.m. ET Sept 5, 2006
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Tuesday for a purge of liberal and secular teachers from the country's universities, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported in another step back to 1980s-style radicalism.
"Today, students should shout at the president and ask why liberal and secular university lecturers are present in the universities," the agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying during a meeting with a group of students.
Ahmadinejad complained that changes in the country's universities were difficult to accomplish and that the country's educational system had been affected by secularism for the last 150 years, but said "such a change has begun."
2006-09-05 04:49:22 · answer #2 · answered by Tinnaaa 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Since I have not heard this. I refuse to answer such a politically charged question without first seeing your source.
JT you now make me doubt your credibility completely. You claim a reliable source but refuse to provide it. Maybe you should go to work for the media.
No I would not support such a position. I would see it as a form of prejudice which I don't condone in any form. I would also be concerned about who would make the decisions about who is liberal and who isn't. In short too big brotherish for my tastes.
Also, just so we are on the same page JT. I realized what your intent was right away. However, I think you could have cited the source without revealing the actual content. As you can plainly see many people are ruled by emotion, but the people who would answer honestly, are put on guard. Good question though!
2006-09-05 04:46:38 · answer #3 · answered by Bryan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-24 22:49:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh, I am proud to be a French citizen. Secularity is "sacred" in France.
I feel a bit sad for all those Americans obliged to be influenced by Religion in their everyday life.
In my view, the USA aren't (nowadays) a secular nation but a christian nation.
Our present France's President is catholic but he is a strong protector of secularity.
Gosh, Secularity is the most precious gift I have ever had from my nation.
I consider that secularity respects non-fanatical Believers & Non-Believers.
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Ooops my answer: no, I definitely don't agree with Bush's demand.
2006-09-05 04:53:58 · answer #5 · answered by Axel ∇ 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No offense, but I'd want to see the video for myself....though I'd observe that, once you take all the liberals out of the educational system, the schools and universities are gonna be damn near deserted....
2006-09-05 04:44:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
And who gets to decide who's liberal and who's not? Him?
The man doesn't have the common sense to see through a fairy tale (he is supposedly Christian), and he believes in Intelligent Design and that the "jury is still out" on evolution. Who actually takes what he says seriously anymore?
His own party is abandoning him, and rightly so.
2006-09-05 04:46:17 · answer #7 · answered by gift_of_the_dragon 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
YES Yes, Oh God Yes!
Nothing worse for this country than a God Damn Liberal.
I would Rather deal with Osama bin Lob'em!
2006-09-05 05:45:50 · answer #8 · answered by Grandreal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It figures!!!!!! He is such an ignorant man. Bush is America's Taliban leader. He wants this whole country to be a religious fanatic,too. Religion does not belong in the law. Hey, I didn't vote for him and i always vote!
2006-09-05 04:47:51 · answer #9 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Actually I don't support much that man says.
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2006-09-05 04:46:48 · answer #10 · answered by Soul 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋