Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Diraven

(1,767 posts)
11. This is Oklahoma, so...
Sun Nov 30, 2025, 07:16 PM
Sunday

I expect the 80% Republican legislature to quickly pass a law that says students are allowed and encouraged to use nothing but the Bible as a source for scholarly papers. So if an astronomy student says that the sun goes around the flat earth and stars are angels, they must get an A. If a biology student says the theory of evolution is a satanic conspiracy and diseases are curses caused by sin, they must get an A. If a medical student says that all ailments and injuries can be cured by prayer alone and providing any other medical treatment will condemn the patient to eternal damnation in hell, they must get an A and a license to practice medicine.

Recommendations

5 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Teeing up for the Supreme Court. 50 Shades Of Blue Sunday #1
Sounds a bit like a wingnut operation. Turbineguy Sunday #2
Oh give me a f*cking break. Dave Bowman Sunday #3
"Lacked any academic rigor" BOSSHOG Sunday #4
Seriously....... i feel like a sucker for making an honest living when I could have just been Riley Gaines Takket Sunday #19
Well, today they have the supreme court they love, so bluestarone Sunday #5
White "Christian" Nationalist bullshit Nigrum Cattus Sunday #6
Beyonce disagrees with her conclusions. intheflow Sunday #7
"...biblical teachings to argue for traditional gender roles..." J_William_Ryan Sunday #8
Of course, it's Biblical Oklahoma. sinkingfeeling Sunday #9
A zero? That does sound a bit extreme. Jim__ Sunday #10
The paper and assignment are linked in the article Boo1 Sunday #12
Thanks, I hadn't seen those links. Jim__ Sunday #15
I agree. The assignment gave the students a lot of flexibility. This is a failure of the instructor & the grader... Blasphemer Monday #24
Have you taught college ever? róisín_dubh Monday #41
I'm guessing, the "because God says so" argument didn't meet the critical thinking threshold Raven123 Monday #31
I had the same thoughts. The grade feels reactive. Iris Yesterday #42
This is Oklahoma, so... Diraven Sunday #11
Samantha might want to look into a transfer to cloudbase Sunday #13
This message was self-deleted by its author valleyrogue Sunday #14
Doesn't know the Bible enough to reference specific scripture.... Sounds like a Trump Christian. Norrrm Sunday #16
Sounds like the lead up to a GiveSendGo/GoFundMe scam. flvegan Sunday #17
I don't know about that. Iggo Sunday #18
kind of hard to use religion as an excuse when you don't even quote scripture Takket Sunday #20
This is (should be) a private matter between the student and the professor. Ms. Toad Sunday #21
Two extremists collide. yardwork Sunday #22
It won't get that far. Ms. Toad Monday #26
Agree with everything you said Boo1 Monday #29
I hope you're right but these are weird times. yardwork Monday #35
The action taken by the school (suspending the graduate student's teaching role). Ms. Toad Monday #38
This Husband-of-a-Professor appreciates your perspective. Drum Sunday #23
In her essay she said: 'Gender roles and tendencies should not be considered "stereotypes". 'Women naturally want to do BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #28
I took a "Bible as Literature" class once... hunter Monday #25
Yeah, religious studies is not proselytizing iemanja Monday #39
This IS from a part of our nation that tried to legislate the value of Pi lapfog_1 Monday #27
They always play the role of the persecuted. SamKnause Monday #30
Hun, if you feel that strongly about Biblical traditional gender roles, then why are you in college? tanyev Monday #32
One wonders why she took a psychology course. yardwork Monday #36
Turning Point had a huge rally there recently. redstatebluegirl Monday #33
As a former "graduate assistant paper grader", I would not have given a grade of zero. JustABozoOnThisBus Monday #34
Christian Taliban youth core. nt Hotler Monday #37
There are ways to study Christianity iemanja Monday #40
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»OU student claims bad gra...»Reply #11