Prof. fired because he opposed Univ policy supporting SSM ban

[varun]

http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,640188335,00.html

...The BYU philosophy department fired Nielsen because, as a spokesperson said, the column "publicly contradicted and opposed an official statement by the First Presidency. Such contradiction is in violation of university policy."
The firing produced some outrage in the form of e-mails and letters to the editor, etc. We've been down this road before. It's not the first time BYU has pink-slipped some outspoken faculty member.
This time opponents say the LDS Church is advocating blind obedience and suppressing free thinking in academia. I think, therefore I am fired. They take this as an opportunity to criticize the church for its stand on gay marriage...

[kenny blankenship]

1. Academic freedom, freedom of conscience have never exactly sat well

with religion and religious institutions. A philosopher can't be too surprised at news like this.