calfoxwc Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 A sixteen-year-old, dual-enrolled student, Grace Lewis, is the subject of religious intolerance by humanities professor Lance "L.J." Russum at Polk State College in Lakeland, Florida. Grace and her parents reached out to Liberty Counsel when Russum gave her four (4) straight zeros because she refused to conform to his personal world views of Marxism, Atheism or "Anti-theism", Feminism, and homosexuality. Professor Russum expressed blatant and pervasive anti-Christian bias throughout the class, such as the following essay question: “Why did Christianity, and its male gods, seek to silence these women [the nuns]?"In other essays where Grace refused to concede that Christianity was false, violent, or oppressive to women; that Martin Luther's motivations for the Reformation were wholly secular; and that Michelangelo's sculptures and paintings communicated that “same-sex relationship is NOT A SIN," Mr. Russum gave her a total of four straight zeros.+ + Russum's classroom behavior is a reflection of his discriminatory personal biases. Mr. Russum's Facebook likes and profile pictures include Fidel Castro and Jesus Christ making an obscene gesture. His college email signature line includes a quote from a Marxist who praises Lenin, Stalin, the Khmer Rouge, and Adolf Hitler. These, along with the inappropriate course content, show that Professor Russum is seeking to impose his own values on students, in violation of the Constitution. Liberty Counsel asked the dean to investigate the professor and his curriculum.Liberty Counsel demanded (1) a full and independent review of Mr. Russum's behavior and course content; (2) appropriate grading of Grace's four "zero" assignments by a different professor; (3) a written apology; and (4) assurances that future courses taught by Mr. Russum, if any, will be free from such unlawful discrimination. In its response, Polk State General Counsel concluded that no evidence of any discrimination exists because Grace received an overall grade of “A" for this class. Grace clearly earned the grade. However, the “A" was awarded only after Liberty Counsel's demand letter, and we have no reason to believe she would have received an appropriate grade based on the four straight zero grades and the professor's and the dean's prior communications. A public college professor cannot openly discriminate against a student throughout a course and then award a good grade at the end to avoid accountability for the violations. + + Sign our "Open Letter of Outrage" to the leadership of Polk State College.We have drafted an open letter to the Polk State College administrators and Board of Trustees expressing our outrage over the blatant anti-Christian bigotry of Professor Lance "L.J." Russum. We expose the fact that his personal bias is infused into his classroom.Click here to add your name to the letter: http://www.libertyaction.org/201340/petition.asp+ + Mr. Russum should not be permitted to use his position to punish students who do not conform to his anti-Christian views. According to its website, the college's core values are service, integrity, knowledge, diversity, and leadership. No student should be subjected to such outrageous bias and outright hostility to their values by a professor. Being a professor is not open season to belittle and punish students merely because they do not subscribe to the professor's radical opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 I won't call heads or tails on it until more is known. For all anyone knows, she could be boohooing because she is just doing poorly in her course with that professor. I don't think that site is going to give both sides of the argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Is this more of cals improbable stories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 I like the "sign our open letter of outrage". California is in it's 4th year of a drought, some people's water can be lit on fire, companies are still getting away with dumping industrial shit into our water supply....but outrage it is for something that is likely wholly concocted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StinkHole Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Is this more of cals improbable stories? Or more of you sticking your head in the sand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Or more of you sticking your head in the sand? Hahahahahahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StinkHole Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Hahahahahahahahahaha At least that was better than most of the stuff you post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 right now uncle sams the only thing keeping the food on your table affordable. When that grace runs out remember how insignificant this other "outrage" really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 bs *************** Liberty Counsel is challenging a Florida College about the work of a militant atheist professor intent on destroying his students' faith and issuing failing grades for expressing biblically based opinions. Professor Lance "L.J." Russum at Polk State College in Lakeland, Florida gave sixteen-year-old, dual-enrolled student, Grace Lewis four (4) straight zeros because she refused to conform to his personal world views of Marxism, Atheism or "Anti-theism", Feminism, and homosexuality. Following the fourth zero, Professor Russum gave Grace a condescending lecture in which he openly demeaned her faith, misrepresented his own course syllabus to justify his improper grading, and presumed to tell her "how the 'faith' you claim actually works." Professor Russum cannot use academic freedom as a pretext to discriminate. Professor Russum hasn't just targeted Grace. Another student said the professor required the students to keep a journal, which he would read. When she wrote that she believed in God, the professor took her aside and said, "You need to drop my class." Professor Russum is proselytizing militant atheism, and Polk State College needs to hold him accountable.+ + Sign our "Open Letter of Outrage" to the leadership of Polk State College.We have drafted an open letter to the Polk State College administrators and Board of Trustees expressing our outrage over the blatant anti-Christian bigotry of Professor Lance "L.J." Russum. We expose the fact that his personal bias and discriminatory actions are infused into his classroom.Click here to add your name to the letter:http://www.libertyaction.org/201340/petition.asp+ + Polk State College Condones Discrimination against ChristiansThe Liberty Counsel Legal Team demanded (1) a full and independent review of Mr. Russum's behavior and course content; (2) appropriate grading of Grace's four "zero" assignments by a different professor; (3) a written apology; and (4) assurances that future courses taught by Mr. Russum, if any, will be free from such unlawful discrimination.In its response, Polk State General Counsel concluded that there was no evidence of any discrimination.Despite its assertion otherwise, ample evidence of discrimination exists. First, the professor was openly hostile towards Christianity in general, and Grace's Christian viewpoint in particular, which violates the Establishment Clause. Second, Grace was penalized with reduced points, and then four zeros, for not conforming to the professor's worldview, which violates both the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clauses.Grace was required to agree with the professor on matters contrary to her faith just to answer his questions. This practice not only violates the Constitution, but also the professor's own syllabus which promised that students would not have to agree with his views. Liberty Counsel's demand letter acknowledged Russum's right to say whatever he wants outside of the classroom, but all the online evidence of his radical personal views are proper evidence of pretext once he discriminates against Grace in the classroom.Join us as we call on believers to stand your ground against anti-Christian Bias and religious-based attacks happening at Polk State College, and on students, teachers, administrators and school systems all across our nation!Click here to add your name to the open letter:http://www.libertyaction.org/201340/petition.aspThank you, in advance, for supporting us in this important initiative!God bless you,Mat Staver, ChairmanLiberty Counsel Action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 right now uncle sams the only thing keeping the food on your table affordable. When that grace runs out remember how insignificant this other "outrage" really is.Well so now we depend on the government to feed us?That's why, in general, liberals or Democrats or socialist or populists or whatever they call themselves, piss me off. I understand the whole free shit culture. I mean if one house in the neighborhood dumps out two bags of food in the driveway each and every day that's where the squirrels and Bird and other creatures are going to go. there must be some sort of an independent streak and Guy like you, No? Is it all about how much the government is going to give you? And how pissed off you are rich people? And we are by no means talking about food stamps and welfare checks solely. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Well so now we depend on the government to feed us? That's why, in general, liberals or Democrats or socialist or populists or whatever they call themselves, piss me off. I understand the whole free shit culture. I mean if one house in the neighborhood dumps out two bags of food in the driveway each and every day that's where the squirrels and Bird and other creatures are going to go. there must be some sort of an independent streak and Guy like you, No? Is it all about how much the government is going to give you? And how pissed off you are rich people? And we are by no means talking about food stamps and welfare checks solely. WSS I don't think you understood my statement on why uncle sam is currently helping keep food prices stable. Has nothing to do with free shit or handouts...can you guys ever get off that narrative? It pervades your every waking thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 I don't think you understood my statement on why uncle sam is currently helping keep food prices stable. Has nothing to do with free shit or handouts...can you guys ever get off that narrative? It pervades your every waking thought. no we can't get off the narrative unless you can give me a good explanation of why I should be afraid the government might stop making food affordable and I would starve. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I'm curious about that one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Maybe government subsidies to keep food costs low is what Clev is trying to say? Though that is off because they keep the cost of food artificially higher by making farmers withhold excess corn and other produce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Maybe government subsidies to keep food costs low is what Clev is trying to say? Though that is off because they keep the cost of food artificially higher by making farmers withhold excess corn and other produce. Tradable commodities such as corn, perhaps. OJ or pork bellies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Looks like Cleve can't explain his liberal emotional knee jerk..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Looks like Cleve can't explain his liberal emotional knee jerk..... No they got what I was getting at. Govt subsidies will be the only thing keeping food reasonable enough for most people to continue feeding themselves in the coming years. And I suspect money is already being funneled to farmers in California seeing how much food they produce not just for us but for other countries. They won't let California farmers go down otherwise it's a 'huge" hit to our economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Tradable commodities such as corn, perhaps. OJ or pork bellies? There more than one way for farmers to get their hands on govt money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Clev is a used car saleswoman. Listen to her premenstrual ranting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryfine Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Don't worry Calfoxnews. When Hillary is elected she will put a stop to this nonsense. If she only had balls for me to suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Clev is a used car saleswoman. Listen to her premenstrual ranting. hah, my dicks the one that's actually seen where that menstruation comes from. Keep chirpin Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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