Those degrees are often obtained by people who want to get Ph.D.s in theology, and they run the gamut of ideology and religious persuasions from being very grounded in their faith to being raving atheists who want to disprove religion. The problem that occurs when schools ignore due process isn t just constitutional, Aden says it s moral. And when either side, conservative or liberal, loses the right of free speech, everyone suffers. It s important to recognize everyone s inherent, unique dignity and worth. When you lose the image of a benevolent God of the universe, you lose the uniqueness and beauty of the individual human being.
People become cosmic accidents, freaks of chance.
The answer does not seem to lie in simply playing by the administration s rules according to both Meehan and Aden, the rules are all too often made up as we go along. He also suggests doing away with tenure. They ll all tell you privately there s nothing the university can do to them after that. You ve got the nuts running the nuthouse in higher education. The people who run the place make the rules for themselves.