Allen Hunt's Blog

Here we go again. The assault on free speech, free inquiry, and intellectual pursuits continues at Emory University in Atlanta.

In the same week that Emory hosted the Dalai Lama and several speeches and events in which he shared a message emphasizing grace, compassion, and tolerance, Emory also hosted David Horowitz. Horowitz was scheduled to speak on Islamo-fascism awareness week topics.

I.e., Horowitz wants to expose the truth about Islam, violence, and terror. At Emory, he never had a chance. He was shouted down and had to be escorted from the room for safety purposes. A short video can be seen at www.incorrectu.com.

Shameful may not be a strong enough word. Emory preaches tolerance and free intellectual inquiry. Emory practices oppression and suppression.

I graduated from Emory's Candler School of Theology in 1991, and my experience included speech codes, closed discourse, and shout-downs of opposing views. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

The virus of political correctness continues to infect.

My older daughter and I have been visiting colleges this summer, looking for the places that fit her best to apply to for next year. One school that will not be on our list is Emory University here in Atlanta. The extremism of that campus continues unabated.

The latest example comes in their seminary, the Candler School of Theology. Remarkably, Emory has now hired a woman, who has no theology training or education, to lead a seminary to train pastors. Dr. Jan Love holds no theology degrees, has never attended seminary, and is not even an ordained pastor. In other words, the person hired to be ultimately responsible for leading a seminary to train pastors is completely unqualified to do so. Perhaps she is an able administrator or fund-raiser, you ask? Not quite. In her last role, Dr. Love led an organization to approximately an $8MM operating deficit on a budget of about $30MM while membership in her organization continued to decline. Hardly stellar leadership skills.

Why would Emory hire someone like this? She holds exceptionally impeccable credentials in the area of political correctness. Her extreme views on abortion and homosexuality fall far out of the bounds of traditional Christian faith. And that is exactly why Emory has hired her. The extremism of that campus continues unabated. And sadly, as a United Methodist pastor, I am required by Church law to continue to help fund such extremism.