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Professor Issues Sick Threat to Student Who Included Bible Verses in Class Presentation

A University of Wisconsin professor recently threatened one of her students with a failing grade simply because she included Bible verses and religious references in a class presentation.

Rachel Langeberg, a student at University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County, said that her anthropology and sociology professor, Dr. Annette Kuhlmann, told her that her inclusion of Bible verses and references to her faith were “inappropriate for (the) presentation,” which dealt with arson and the sociological causes of it.

In her review of Langeberg’s project, Dr. Kuhlmann did note that she appreciated and respected her student’s religious belief.

But not really.

“The University of Wisconsin is a secular institution. Religious contemplations and the bible (sic) belong to a different realm and not academic sources,” she wrote. “So your argumentation along Christian lines, including the slides you designed in relation to it, are (sic) inappropriate for this presentation.”

The professor then went on to say, “You will also fail your presentation if your (sic) discuss religion in connection with it,” a failing grade that would also apply to the other students in the same group as Langeberg.

According to 800Whistleblower, Langeberg ultimately removed the “inappropriate” religious content, before enlisting the help of conservative legal firm Liberty Counsel, who argued that this was a clear-cut free speech issue in which the professor “crossed the line from scholarship to censorship.”

“Students do not lose their First Amendment rights when they sign up for classes at the University of Wisconsin,” said attorney Richard Mast. “It is blatantly unconstitutional to restrict student religious speech or threaten a failing grade for religious content, where the speech or content is otherwise academically appropriate for the assignment.”

Langeberg and her attorney demanded the professor remedy her “unconstitutional hostility” towards her religious views, mainly by issuing an email apology and admission that she made a mistake, as well as allowing the other students in the class to see Langeberg’s original presentation, including the Bible verses.

The school and the professor had until July 3 to — hopefully — make the right decision to rectify this situation.

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This is part of the same destruction of religion that the "gay marriage" forced decision is all about

SeniorVerdad

This theme goes right along with a young Marine clerk who was verbally accosted by her CO because she had copies of a particular scripture "no weapon formed against you will prosper" posted arond her work station. Her CO told her to remove them, she refused on Constiutional grounds. Her CO grabbed the small pieces of paper and threw them away claiming those little scriptures "had no relevance to any kind of religious belief".