ironmonk Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I am a student of a Catholic University. (http://www.SaintLeo.com) I have a professor for Catholic Tradition that has a Masters degree from Louisivlle Presbyterian Seminary... and has a Ph.D. in Theology and Language from Emory University. How can a man that was taught such error be working for a Catholic School?! It's depressing that Saint Leo would hire anyone non-Catholic to teach Catholic Tradition. It could be fun because of dialogs that might arrise. I'll try to keep you informed on how things go. God Bless, ironmonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeteenchick527 Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 i hope all goes well...please keep us informed. I will be prayin for ya!! GodBless Alena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 That's awful. In seventh grade (this was at a Catholic school) we had a Methodist teaching us religion class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Maybe he's a convert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmonk Posted August 30, 2004 Author Share Posted August 30, 2004 [quote name='IcePrincessKRS' date='Aug 30 2004, 02:39 PM'] Maybe he's a convert? [/quote] Doesn't seem to be from his biography... mentions nothing about being Catholic... was at one time a prot. pastor. He might be Catholic, but you can't tell from his biography. God Bless, ironmonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musturde Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Well, they can't legally deny him a spot because of his religion as long as he teaches the subject correctly... right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmonk Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 [quote name='musturde' date='Sep 1 2004, 12:39 AM'] Well, they can't legally deny him a spot because of his religion as long as he teaches the subject correctly... right? [/quote] They can deny him a job because he's not Catholic. God Bless, ironmonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 it's a religious institution, Affiliated with the Catholic Church, so they're exempt from having to hire any religion, right? at least they should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scofizzle Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I don't think that religious organizations are required to be equal opportunity employers. They can require somone to be Catholic to teach at the school. Even if they were made to hire people of other religions they would hire them for PE classes and art coarses and things like that. They would not entrust the infallibilty of the Church's teachings to someone who doesn't believe in it. my two cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kateri05 Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 [quote name='Aloysius' date='Aug 31 2004, 11:00 PM'] it's a religious institution, Affiliated with the Catholic Church, so they're exempt from having to hire any religion, right? at least they should be. [/quote] they are. even the diocese are, they say so in their hiring materials; by the nature of the organization, they can discriminate based on "creed." i mean, if its a secretary job, they pry aren't going to care but because it is a Catholic organization, they don't have to hire non-Catholics. which is nice for fresh-out-of-college Catholics like me, looking for jobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picchick Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 I would think that if it is a religion class that has to do with the Catholic Teachings then you would have a Catholic Theologian teaching to avoid any problems with misteaching. In other words to be on the safe side. Also, they wouldn't have to deny him a job. I am sure that he could teach another class, what about a Christian Religion course or World Religions? I am sure that if were a core then people would sign up for the class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiat_Voluntas_Tua Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 IronMonk...if he is Protestant you should have talks with him, and see if you could interview him...My very good friend goes to Boston College, and he eats lunch with Peter Kreeft a couple times a month. He has interviewed Dr. Kreeft several times and recored it, then typed the dialouge out. You should do the same if given the opportunity, then post the convo. on PhatMass. -UIOGD- Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartfordWhalers Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 Why are you going to Catholic University? Did you not know of its unorthodoxy (such as this one) before you applied? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 From their homepage at the bottom: [quote][b]Saint Leo University is committed to policies supporting non-discrimination on the basis of[/b] age, sex, race, color, [b]creed[/b], [b]religion[/b], national origin or disability.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartfordWhalers Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 "Saint Leo University is committed to policies supporting non-discrimination on the basis of age, sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin or disability." That's the kind of unorthodoxy I was talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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